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SERYICES 



FOR 



CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP. 



" Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free." 




cl BOSTON: 

AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION. 
1868. 




Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by 

THE AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION, 

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 



CAMBRIDGE : 
PRESS OF JOHN WILSON AND SON. 



P REFACE. 



HPHE present work is an attempt to supply a want very generally 
expressed, both by clergy and laity ; which has already led to 
the preparation of several manuals, more or less extended ; but which 
does not yet seem to find what satisfies it. In the following services, 
the form adopted follows very closely the order already familiar to 
our congregations, and endeared by long and cherished associations. 
While a leading aim has been to provide for the active participation 
of the congregation in the devotional services, yet they can be read 
by the minister alone, if that course is preferred. 

The material used is nearly all drawn from the most approved 
forms of devotion transmitted to us by the past, or culled more 
recently from the Bible itself. The Scriptural Litanies, prepared 
by Rev. Dr. Clarke, have, with his kind permission, been used in 
the evening prayers; with some enlargement from the Scriptures, 
and such modifications of form as the plan of the book required. 

In the Vesper Services, it has been desired to avoid what might 
seem like subordinating devotion to musical enjoyment, and yet to 
allow of the introduction of music more or less simple, according 
to the taste and capacity of the respective choirs or congregations. 

The table of Scripture Lessons is inserted rather as an aid in lay 
services, than with the expectation or desire of supplanting the more 
usual method of selecting passages in accord with the topic of dis- 
course. But if the table of lessons is followed, it will be found that 
the year's readings of the Old Testament will cover the leading 



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PREFACE. 



events of Bible history before the coming of Christ ; and that those 
of the New Testament include a more comprehensive presentation of 
the contents, both letter and spirit, of the new covenant than is often 
secured by the less methodical manner of reading in common use. 

The Psalter follows in the main the reading of the later edition 
of the Chapel Liturgy. In some instances the readings are shortened 
by omissions, and the phraseology changed to a nearer agreement 
with that of Dr. Noyes's version. It differs from the Psalter of the 
Chapel Liturgy chiefly by the division of the verses according to the 
Hebrew parallelisms, which are supposed to have been observed in 
the original use of the psalms in the temple worship. 

All the chants, both from the Old and New Testaments and from 
the ancient church rituals, that are introduced in the services, will he 
found, with suitable and simple music, in the book of hymns and 
tunes. 

In the few directions respecting position, there is implied no wish 
to control that which each congregation is entitled to decide for 
itself; but only to suggest what seemed likely to promote an attentive 
and reverent unity in the outward form, as well as in thespirit, of the 
worship. 

The book is commended to the churches of our fellowship, with 
the fervent hope, that it may add to the gladness and edification 
of the worshipper, to the pleasantness of the house of God, and to 
all the rich fruits of our Christian faith. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Table of Scripture Lessons . vii 



Services for Morning and Evening 9-60 

Admission to the Christian Church 61 

Communion 67 

Marriage 74 

Burial 76 

Prayers and Collects . . 84 

Psalter o , 95 

The Divine Law 210 



CHANTS. 



With Keeerences to their Places in the Service and Tune Book. 



Page in Page in 
Service Book. Tune Book. 


Page in 
SeiTice Book. 


Page in 
Tune Book. 


9 




318 


36 


Glory be to the Father and to the Son 321 


13 




319 


86 


And there were in the same country 


. 322 


16, 48 Glory be to the Father, Almighty God 


318 


38 






16 


My soul doth magnify the Lord . . . 


320 


44 






18 


Oh be joyful in the Lord 


820 


48 






23 


It is a good thing to give thanks . . . 


321 


49 






27 


Glory be to the Father, God most high 


322 


50 






27 




323 


55 




. 328 


28 




323 


59 






33 




324 


59 


Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . 


. 329 


49 




324 


69 


Therefore with angels and archangels 


. 329 



SCKIPTUEE 



LESSONS, 
att& ©betting. 



Old Testament. 






Gospels. 






Epistles. 




1. Gen I., II. 


1-3 


Matthew 


..... XXV. 


14-30 






1-14 


2. „ VII. 11-24; VIII. 
















IX. 


1-17 


» 


III. 






XII. 




3. „ XIII. 




» 




1-16 








4. XV. 


1-18 


» 




1-26 








5. „ XVIII. 16-33 


» 




27-48 






1-13 


6. „ XXI. 

7. „ XXII. 


9-21 






1-18 






13-27 
4-18 


** 




19-34 






8. „ XXIII. 








1-14 








9. „ .... £XVIII. 


10-22 






15-29 


















10. „ .... XXXIII. 




» 




1-17 








11. „ ... .XXXVII. 




» 




18-34 








12. „ .... XXXIX. 




» 




1-17 








13. „ XL. 

14. „ XLI. 

15. „ XLII. 








18-38 














27-42 










» 
» 










16. „ XLin. 








1-21 






1-16 


lr. „ xliv. 






VTTT 


1— AO 




TV 


It —OA 


18. „ XLV. 






XIV. 


22-36 




V. 


1-14 


19. Exod II. 

20. „ III. 


1-21 




XV. 


21-39 




V. 


15-33 




XVI. 


13-28 




VI. 


21. „ IV. 


1-23 




. . . . XVIII. 


1-20 


Phil. . . . 


I. 


12-30 


22. V. 






. . . . XVIII. 


21-35 




II. 


1-18 


23. „ XIV. 






XX. 


17-34 




IV. 


1-14 


24. „ XV. 






. . . . XXVI. 


17-46 




III. 


1-17 


25. „ XVI. 






X. 


25-42 




. . . .111.18 — 


IV. 6 


26. „ XVII. 






XII. 


1-21 


1 Thess. 


. II. 


1-17 


27. „ . XIX. 16.— XX. 19 




XV. 


11-32 


?> 


III. 




28. „ .... XXXII. 






XVI. 


1-12 




IV. 




29. „ ... XXXIII. 






XVI. 


19-31 


1J 


; V. 




30. Num XI. 






.... XVIII. 


1-17 


2 Thess. 


III. 




31. „ ..... XIII. 






.... XVIII. 


18-30 




n. 


1-10 


32. „ XIV. 






I. 


1- 8 




VI. 


6-21 


33. „ XVI. 






II. 






i. 


1-14 


34. „ XX. 


1-13 




m. 


1-21 




....... ii. 





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SCRIPTURE LESSONS, FOR MORNING AND EVENING. 



Old Testament. t 

35. Num XXII. 

36. „ XXIII. 

37. „ .... .XXVII. 12-23 

38. Deut VIII. 

XXXII. 48-52 

! XXXIV. 

40. Joshua . . . XXIV. 

41. Judges II. 6-23 

42. Ruth I. 

43. „ II. 

44. „ HI. 

45. „ IV. 

46. 1 Sam III. 

47. „ X. 

48. „ XII. 

49. „ XV. 1-22 

.50. „ .... XVI. 

51. „ XX. 

52. „ ... XXVI. 5-25 
Last ; Sunday j ^ 

of the year, J 
Christmas, Isaiah XLII. 1-12 

Easter ...{ Ps - XVL ' 

C Jer. XXXI. 31-34 

Pentecost . j Ps * LL 10 " 12 5 

I Ps. LXXIII. 24-28 



Gospels. 

John IV. 1-26 

„ VII. 14-44 

„ IX. 1-38 

„ XI. 1-45 

„ XII. 1-19 

„ XIII. 1-17 

„ XIV. 

., xv. 

,. XVI. 

XVII. 

„ XVIII. 12-40 

„ XIX. 1-35 

Acts VIII. 26-40 

„ IX. 1-22 

x. 

„ . . *. XVII. 16-34 

„ .XX. 17-38 

„ XXIV. 10-27 

Matthew XXV. 1-14 

Luke II. 1-20 

John XX. 1-18 

Acts II. 1-43 



Epistles. 

2 Tim IV. 

Titus II. 

Philem 

Heb II. 

„ .XL 1-13 

„ XII. 1-13 

James I. 

» II. 

„ IIL 

» • iv. 

1 Pet. ........ IV. 

,. V. 

1 John IIL 1-12 

„ III. 13-24 

„ IV. 7-21 

., v. 

Rev. . . . XXI. 1-7 and 22-27 

„ XXII. 1-17 

1 Peter I. 13-25 

Hebrews I. 

1 Cor XV. 

Romans VIII. 1-17 



actional Selections from tfje ©Iii t&z&tmznt 















XII. 


1-23 










1-39 




..... XXXV. 










. . XVIII. 1-4 and 




. . . . . XXII. 


1-23 




% 






8-23 










1-20 




V. 


Job 


.... XXVIII. 






XLIX. 






1-26 




LI. 




IV. 






. LII. 




XII. 






...... LVIII. 




.... XXXV. 

















I. Sentences to be read by the Minister ; the Congregation standing. 




IHB Lord is in his holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence 
before him. 



The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon him ; unto all who call upon 
him in truth. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found ; call ye upon him while he 
is near. 

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his 
thoughts : and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy 
upon him ; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 

Oh worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ! fear before him, all 
the earth. 

II. Psalm to be sung. In place of the Psalm, a Hymn from the Qollection may be 
used, to be announced by number, and reading the first line ; the Congregation 
standing. 

Venite, exultemus Domino. Ps. xcv. 

I^VH ! come, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us heartily rejoice in the 
Rock of our salvation. 

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show our- 
selves glad in him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods. 

In his hand are all the depths of the earth ; and the strength of the 
hills is his also. 1 



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FIE ST MORNING SERVICE. 



The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands formed the dry land. 
Oh ! come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord 
our Maker. 

For he is the Lord, our God ; and we are the people of his pasture, 
and the sheep of his hand. 

Oh worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ! let the whole earth 
stand in awe of him. 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 

Be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. A Psalm from the Psalter, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

the People sitting. 

IV. Prayer. 

Minister. 0 Lord ! show thy mercy upon us ; 
People. And grant us thy salvation. 
Minister. 0 Lord ! make clean our hearts within us ; 
People. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 

Minister. 0 God! who art the author of peace and lover of concord, 
in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect 
freedom, defend us, thy servants, in all assaults of our enemies ; that 
we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adver- 
saries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. 

People. Amen. 

Minister. 0 Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting 
God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ! defend us 
in the same with thy mighty power : and grant that this day we fall 
into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger ; but that all our 
doings, being ordered by thee, may be righteous in thy sight, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

People. Amen. 

Minister. O* Lord, our heavenly Father, Lord of lords and King of 



FIRST MORNING SERVICE. 



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kings ! we beseech thee with thy power to behold and bless thy servant, 
the President of the United States, and all others in authority ; to fill 
them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit ; and incline them to walk in thy 
way, and to do thy will. Grant that all our laws, and the administering 
thereof, may be for thy glory and the building up of thy kingdom of 
righteousness, freedom, and peace*. And this we ask through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 
People. Amen. 

Minister. Almighty God, from whom cometh every good and perfect 
gift, send down on all ministers of the gospel, and on all Christian con- 
gregations, the healthful spirit of thy grace ; and, that they may please 
thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. 

People. Grant this, which we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

Minister. 0 God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind ! we hum- 
bly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men ; that thou wouldst 
be pleased to make thy ways known to them, thy saving health to all 
nations. More especially we pray for thy holy Church universal ; that 
it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who pro- 
fess to be Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the 
faith in the unity of the spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteous- 
ness of life. We commend to thy fatherly goodness all who are in any 
ways* afflicted in mind, body, or estate ; that it may please thee to com- 
fort and relieve them, according to their several necessities, giving them 
patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflic- 
tions. 

People. And this we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Minister. Father of all mercies, we give thee most humble and hearty 
thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all men. 
We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of 
this life ; but, above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption 
of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace and the 



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FIRST MORNING SERVICE. 



hope of glory. We beseech thee to give us that due sense of all thy 
mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful ; and that we may 
show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving 
ourselves up to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and 
righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

People. Almighty God, fulfil now, we pray thee, the desires and 
petitions of thy people, according to thy perfect wisdom and goodness: 
granting us, in this world, knowledge of thy truth ; and, in the world to 
come, life everlasting. 

Minister and People. Unto thee, God and Father of all, blessed for 
ever, be glory given through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Here may he introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, special or other seasonable 
prayers, either extempore or from the Collection entitled 66 Collects and Prayers." 

V. Voluntary, by the choir or organ. 

VI. Scripture Lesson, which, it is advised, should generally be from the Gospels. 

VII. Hymn. 

VIII. Sermon. 

IX. After the Sermon, there may be a pause for silent Prayer, followed by the Lord^s 
Prayer, said by all the Congregation. 

/^WUR Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we for- 
give them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

X. Congregational Hymn, all standing. 
XI. Benediction. 

npHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the 
— fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation reverently pause a short 

time, before leaving their places. 



I. Sentences to be read by the Minister ; the Congregation standing. 




ROM the rising of the sun, unto the going down of the same, the 
Lord's name is to be praised. 



Let our prayers be set forth in his sight as incense, and the lifting up 
of our hands as an evening sacrifice. 

Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain 
mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 

God, who commandeth the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined 
in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in 
the face of Jesus Christ. 

II. Psalm to be sung. In place of the Psalm, a Hymn from the Collection may be 
used, to be announced by number, and reading the first line; the Congregation 
standing. 

Cantate Domino. Ps. xcviii. 

/~\H sing unto the Lord a new song! for he hath done marvellous 
things. 

With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, hath he gotten the 
victory. 

The Lord hath declared his salvation ; his righteousness hath he 
openly showed in the sight of the nations. 

He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel ; 
and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 



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FIRST EVENING OR VESPER SERVICE. 



Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands ; sing, rejoice, and 
give thanks. 

Praise the Lord upon the harp ; sing with the harp a psalm of 
thanksgiving. 

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof ; the world, and they that 
dwell therein. 

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together 
before the Lord ; for he cometh to judge the earth. 

With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with 
equity. 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
Be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. Prayer, the Congregation seated or kneeling. 

Minister. Give ear, 0 Lord ! unto our prayer ; 

People. And attend unto the voice of our supplications. 

Minister. Not as we would, but as we can, we bring our offerings. 
Let thy mercy be upon us. 

People. Graciously hear and accept, 0 Lord, our heavenly Father ! 
the petitions of our hearts ; and grant us thy mercy, according to our 
great need and thine exceeding fulness. 

Minister. 0 God ! who art ever good and merciful, save us, we 
beseech thee, from wandering thoughts, low desires, and vain imagina- 
tions, and from the waste of our time and neglect of thy warning's. 
Save us from idle words and corrupt communications ; from an impa- 
tient and discontented mind ; from hatred and wrath ; from all selfish- 
ness, uncharitableness, and deadly sin. 

Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, 
and to rise again for our justification, help us to put away the leaven of 
malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee in pureness 
of life, and finally pass the grave and gate of death to our joyful resur- 
rection. Grant to us to be poor in spirit, that ours may be the king- 



FIRST EVENING OR VESPER SERVICE. 



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dom of heaven ; give to us godly sorrow and mourning for sin, that we 
may be comforted ; meekness, that we may inherit the earth ; hunger 
and thirst after righteousness, that we may be filled. Grant unto us to be 
merciful, that we may obtain mercy ; to be pure in heart, that we may 
see God ; to be peace-makers, that we may be called the children of 
God ; and to be patient in all suffering, that our reward may be great 
in heaven. May we let our light so shine before men, that they may see 
our good works, and glorify thee. 

As we come here to pray, may we forgive, if we have aught against 
any brother ; as we hope to be forgiven of thee, against whom our 
sins are so many and so great. May our obedience not stop with the 
outward act, but be of the heart. May all our communications be in 
the simplicity of truth. May we be ready to impart to those who have 
need, and not turn away from the suffering and destitute. Help us to 
love our enemies ; to bless them that curse us ; to do good to them that 
hate us, and to pray for them that despitefully use us. 

May we not be anxious about the morrow, but trust in thee. May we 
not chiefly desire to lay up earthly treasures, but rather treasures in 
heaven. May we earnestly strive to enter in at the strait gate, and 
to go in the narrow way that leadeth unto life. 

People. So we pray, 0 Father ! that we may be of those who both 
hear and do the words of the Lord ; that, in the storm and tempest, our 
house may stand ; that our hopes may not fail us in the hour of judg- 
ment. 

Minister. Lord of all power and might, who art the author and 
giver, of all good things, graft in our hearts the love of thy name ; 
increase in us true religion ; nourish us with all goodness ; and, of thy 
great mercy, keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

People. Graciously hear us, 0 Lord God ! and have mercy upon us, 
as we do put our trust in thee. 

Minister and People. Unto thee, the Father of Jesus Christ, our 
Father and God, be honor and praise for ever. Amen. 



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FIRST EVENING OR VESPER SERVICE. 



Here may be introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, other seasonable Prayers, 
either extempore or from the "Collects and Prayers" 

IV. Voluntary by the choir or organ. 

V. Lesson from the Old Testament. 

VI. Psalm, in the order of the month, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

and ending with the Gloria Patri, sung by the choir. 

f^i LORY be to the Father, Almighty God, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, — as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen. 

In the common Evening Service, Nos. V. and VI. may be omitted. 

VII. Lesson from the New Testament ; which, it is recommended, should be from the 

Epistles. 

VIII. New-Testament Hymn to be sung ; in place of which, if preferred, a Hymn 

from the Collection may be used. 

li/TY soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God, 
my Saviour. 

For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden ; for, behold ! 
from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 

For he that is mighty hath magnified me ; and Holy is his name. 

And his mercy is on them that fear him, throughout all generations. 

He hath showed strength with his arm ; he hath scattered the proud 
in the imagination of their hearts. 

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted the 
humble and meek. 

He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent 
empty away. 

He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his servant Israel ; as he 
promised to our forefathers, Abraham, and his seed for ever. 



FIRST EVENING OR VESPER SERVICE. 



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IX. Sermon or Address. 

X. After the Sermon or Address, there may be a suitable pause for silent Prayer ; 
closing with the Lord^s Prayer, to be said by Minister and People. 

/~\UR Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. Amen. 

XI. Congregational Hymn; the People standing . 

XII. Benediction. 

1% /FAY the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your 
hearts and minds, through Jesus Christ our Lord ! Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation should reverently pause 
a short time, before leaving their places. 



I. Introductory Sentences to be read by the Minister ; all standing. 

PT!HE hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipper shall wor- 
ship the Father in spirit and in truth ; for the Father seeketh such 
to worship him. God is a spirit, and they that worship him must wor- 
ship him in spirit and in truth. 

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the 
kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in 
heaven. 

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for 
they shall be filled. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be 
acceptable m thy sight, 0 God, my Strength and my Redeemer ! 

II. Psalm to be sung. In place of the Psalm, a Hymn may be used, to be announced 
by number and reading the first line. 

Jubilate Deo. Ps. c. 

i^H be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands ! serve the Lord with gladness, 
^-^ and come before his presence with a song. 

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath made us, and 
not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

Oh go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts 
with praise : be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name. 

For the Lord is gracious : his mercy is everlasting ; and his truth 
endureth from generation to generation. 



SECOND MORNING SERVICE. 



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Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
be honor and glory 2 for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. A Psalm from the Psalter, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

the People sitting. 

IV. Prayer. 

Minister. 0 God, our heavenly Father, who by thy Son hast opened 
the way of life to all who hear and believe ! hear us in our prayers. 0 
God, who by thy Holy Spirit dost govern, direct, and sanctify the hearts 
of thy faithful servants ! have mercy upon us. 

People. 0 God ! through thy blessed Son have mercy upon us, and 
by thy Holy Spirit sanctify our hearts. 

Minister. Remember not, Lord, our offences, neither take thou ven- 
geance of our sins ; but spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed 
through thy dear Son. 

People. Forgive us, 0 God ! our sins, which we humbly confess to 
thee. 

Minister. From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the assaults 
of temptation ; from all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glory, and 
hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness ; 
from all inordinate and sinful affections ; and from all the deceitful 
allurements of this transitory world; 

People. 0 Lord ! deliver us. 

Minister. From lightning and tempest ; from plague, pestilence, and 
famine ; from battle and murder ; and from death unprepared for ; 
People. 0 Lord ! deliver us. 

Minister. From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion ; from 
all false doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from hardness of heart, and con- 
tempt of thy word and commandments ; 

People. 0 Lord ! deliver us. 

Minister. In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of our pros- 
perity ; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment ; 



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SECOND MORNING SERVICE. 



People. OLord! deliver us. 

Minister. We beseech thee to hear us, 0 Lord God ! and that it may 
please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church in the right way, and 
to illuminate all ministers of the gospel with true knowledge and under- 
standing of thy word ; and that, both by their preaching and living, they 
may set it forth and show it accordingly ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

Minister. That it may please thee to endue the President of the 
United States, the Governor of this Commonwealth, the judges and 
magistrates, and all others in authority, with wisdom and understand- 
ing ; giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

^Minister. That it may please thee to bless all colleges and schools ; 
all instructors of youth ; and all means of true knowledge, virtue, and 
piety ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

Minister. That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people ; 
to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord ; and to give us a heart to 
love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

Minister. That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase 
of grace, to hear meekly thy word, to receive it with pure affection, and 
to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

Minister. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all 
such as have erred and are deceived ; to strengthen such as do stand ; 
to comfort and help the weak-hearted ; to raise up those who fall ; and 
finally to give us victory over all temptations ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

Minister. That it may please thee to succor, help, and comfort all 
who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; to preserve all who 
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defend and provide for the fatherless children and widows, and all who 
are desolate and oppressed ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

Minister. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ; to 
forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their 
hearts ; 

People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

Minister. That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use 
the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them ; 
People. We beseech thee to hear us. 

Minister. That it may please thee to give us true repentance, to for- 
give us all our sins, and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit ; 
to amend our lives according to thy holy word. 

People. Forgive us, 0 Lord our God ! and deal not with us after our 
sins, neither reward us after our iniquities. 

Minister. We humbly beseech thee, 0 Father! mercifully to look 
upon our infirmities, and, for the glory of thy name, turn from us all 
those evils which we most justly have deserved ; and grant that in all 
our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, 
and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honor 
and glory, through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Here may he introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, special or other seasonable 
Prayers, either extempore or from the Collection entitled " Collects and Prayers.'''' 

V. A Voluntary by the organ or choir. 

VI. Scripture Lesson, which, it is advised, should generally be from the Gospels. 

VII. Hymn. 

VIII. Sermon. 

IX. After the Sermon, there may be a pause for silent Prayer, followed by the Lord's 

Prayer, said by all the Congregation. 
f~XUR Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 



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us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we for- 
give them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

X. A Congregational Hymn ; all standing, 

XL Benediction. 

npHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the 
fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation reverently pause a short 

time 9 before leaving their places. 



I. Introductory Sentences, to be read by the Minister ; the Congregation standing. 

f\R<) come ! let us worship and bow down, and kneel before the Lord, 
our Maker ; for he is our God, and we are the people of his pas- 
ture, and the sheep of his hand. 

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the^ 
high God ? He hath shown thee*, 0 man ! what is good ; and what doth 
the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to 
walk humbly with thy God? 

If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy 
brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, 
and go thy way : first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and 
offer thy gift. 

Let us humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, casting all 
our care on him ; for he careth for us. 
0 Lord ! open thou our lips ; 

People. And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. 

II. Psalm to be sung : in place of which a Hymn from the Collection may be used, to 
be announced by number, and reading the first line; the Congregation still standing. 

BONUM EST CONFITERI. Ps. xcii. 

TT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises 
unto thy name, 0 most High ! 
To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth 
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For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works : I will tri- 
umph in the work of thy hands. 

0 Lord ! how glorious are thy works ! thy thoughts are very deep. 

But the unwise man doth not consider this ; neither doth a fool 
understand it. 

The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree : he shall grow up like 
a cedar in Lebanon. 

Those that $,re planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the 
courts of our God ) 

That they may show how true the Lord my strength is, and that there 
is no unrighteousness in him. 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
be honor and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. Pbayer ; the Congregation sitting or kneeling. 

Minister. Our Father in heaven, who dost graciously invite us to 
offer to thee our prayers and praises, 

People. Help us to draw nigh to thee in faith. 

Minister. 0 Thou to whom we owe our lives, and all things that are 
good and pure ! — 

People. Help us to bring ourselves, our mind^ and bodies, an offer- 
ing to thee, in faith and penitence and love. 

Minister. 0 Thou who art the God of patience and consolation ! 
grant us to be like-minded one toward another, in the spirit of Jesus 
Christ, our Master and Lord ; 

People. That we may with one mind and with consenting lips glorify 
thee, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Minister. Fill us with joy and peace in believing, that we ' may 
abound in hope, through the gift of thy Holy Spirit. May we be re- 
plenished with goodness and knowledge, able also to admonish one 
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Minister. May we follow after the things that make for peace, and 
things wherewith one may edify another. 

People. May we ever remember, that every one must give account of 
himself unto God. 

Minister. Save us from being conformed to this world ; from think- 
ing of ourselves more highly than we ought to think ; from being wise 
in our own conceit ; and from being overcome of evil. Enable us rather 
to overcome evil with good. If we have at any time held the truth in 
unrighteousness ; if, knowing thee, we have not glorified thee as God, 
nor been thankful ; if we have perverted thy truth to serve as the cover 
of wrong; if we have worshipped the creature more than the Creator, — 

People. Forgive us, we beseech thee, 0 our Father in heaven ! 

Minister. If we have not liked to retain thee in our thoughts ; if we 
have despised thy goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering ; if our 
hearts have been impenitent and hard ; if we have dishonored thee 
by breaking thy law, — 

People. Forgive us, we beseech thee, our Father in heaven. 

Minister. If the good which we would, we do not, and the evil which 
we would not, that we do ; if to will is present with us, but how to per- 
form that which we will, we find not ; if, when we would do good, evil 
is present with us ; if we find a law in our members warring against 
the law of our minds, and bringing us into captivity to the law of sin in 
our members,— 

People. We beseech thee to help us, 0 God, our strength and our 
salvation ! 

Minister. Being justified by faith, may we have peace with thee 
through our Lord Jesus Christ, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of 
God. 

People. Shed abroad thy love in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. 

Minister. May the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus make us 
free from the law of sin and death, so that we shall walk, not after the 
flesh, but after the spirit. May we not receive the spirit of bondage, 



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which causeth to fear; but the spirit of adoption, whereby we call thee 
Father. 

People. Being led by thy Spirit, may we become thy children. 

Minister. May nothing separate us from the love of Christ. In all 
the tribulation, the sufferings, the temptations, and the toils of life, 
may we be conquerors, and more than conquerors, through Christ who 
loved us, and gave himself for us. May neither death nor life, nor 
things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any crea- 
ture, separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus. May 
we confess with our mouths the Lord Jesus, and believe in our hearts 
that God hath raised him from the dead. 

People. May we believe with our hearts unto righteousness, and 
confess with our mouths unto salvation. 

Minister. May we be transformed by the renewing of our minds ; 
and % die unto sin, that we may live to God through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. May our love to thee and to each other be without dissimula- 
tion. May we be kindly affectioned one to another : not slothful in 
business ; fdrvent in spirit, serving the Lord. May we rejoice with them 
that rejoice, and weep with them that weep. May we cast off the 
unfruitful works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, walking as 
those that are of the day. 

Mercifully and favorably hear us, 0 Lord ! in these our desires and 
petitions ; 

People. And grant us an answer of peace. w 
Minister. Turn our hearts ever unto thee ; 

People. And help us to walk in the way of thy commandments, 
through Jesus Christ, our Teacher and Redeemer. Amen. 

Here may he inserted, at the discretion of the Minister, other seasonable Prayers, either 
extempore, or from the "Collects and Prayers.' 1 ' 1 

IV. Voluntary, by the choir or organ. 

V. Lesson from the Old Testament. 



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VI. Psalm, in the order of the month, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

and ending with the Gloria Patri, sung by the choir. 

/^i LORY be to the Father, God most high, who is, and was, and shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

In the common Evening Service, Nos. V. and VI. may be omitted. 

VII. Lesson from the Neio Testament ; which, it is advised, should generally be from 

the Epistles. 

VIII. New-Testament Hymn to be sung; in place of which a Hymn from the 

Collection may be used. 

T ORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy 
word ; 

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy peo- 
ple Israel. 

IX. Sermon or Address. 

X. After the Sermon, there may be a pause for silent Prayer ; closing with the Lord^s 
Prayer, to be said by Minister and People. 

/~\UR Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we for- 
give them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

XI. Congregational Hymn. 

XII. Benediction. 

f^i RACE, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and our Lord Jesus 
Christ, be with you all, for ever. Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation reverently pause a short 

time, before leaving their places. 



I. Sentences to be read by the Minister ; the Congregation standing, 
SK, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and 



it shall be opened unto you : for every one that asketh, receiveth ; 
and he that seeketh, findeth ; and to him that knocketh, it shall be 
opened. 

Thou desirest not sacrifice, else ^ould I give it. The sacrifices of 
God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart, 0 God ! thou 
wilt not despise. 

Oh send out thy light and thy truth ! let them lead me ; let them 
bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Then will I go 
unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who shall stand in his 
holy place ? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart ; who hath not 
lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive 
the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his 
salvation. 

II. Psalm to be sung. In place of the Psalm, a Hymn from the Collection may be 
used, to be announced by number, and reading the first line ; the Congrega- 
tion standing. 

Miserere Mei. Ps. lvii. 

T>E merciful unto me, 0 God ! be merciful unto me ; for my soul 
F trusteth in thee. 
Be thou exalted, 0 God ! above the heavens, and let thy glory be 
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My heart is fixed, 0 God! my heart is fixed: I will sing, and give 
praise. 

Awake, my soul ; awake, lute and harp : I myself will awake right 
early. 

I will give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord ! among the people ; and I will 
sing to thee among the nations. 

For thy mercy reacheth to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds. 

Be thou exalted, 0 God! above the heavens, and let thy glory be 
above all the earth. 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be 
honor and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. A Psalm from the Psalter, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

the People sitting. 

IV. Prayer. 

Minuter. 0 Lord, our heavenly Father ! open our hearts to receive 
thy blessed gospel ; 

People. And let us walk in the light of thy countenance. 

Minuter. Send forth thy light to lighten the nations ; 

People. And let it shine in our hearts, to quicken and redeem us. 

Minuter. To us, 0 holy Father! belong shame and confusion of 
face, because we have sinned against thee ; but to thee belong mercy 
and forgiveness. Oh shut not up thy loving-kindness in displeasure ! 
Turn again, when thou hearest the cry of the truly penitent ; and grant 
that, being humbled by thy mighty hand and brought to a deep sense of 
our sins, we may so watch against temptation, and be so helped and 
strengthened by thy favor, as hereafter to serve thee in newness of 
Jife. * 

People. We confess our manifold sins and unworthiness, and entreat 
thy forgiveness and the renewing gifts of thy Spirit. 

Minuter. 0 holy and n^erciful Father ! we rejoice in thy assurance, 



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that, when a sinner doth repent him of his evil ways,. thou wilt put away 
his sins out of thy remembrance. 

People. May we humbly accept the offers of thy love in Christ Jesus 
our Lord. 

Minister. 0 blessed and eternal God ! enable us to understand and 
make use of all the proper helps of duty ; and kindle in our souls a 
flame of devotion, which no difficulty or contradiction, no infirmity 
within or persecution without, may ever extinguish. Give us grace in 
all things to ask first what is thy good pleasure, to follow the best exam- 
ples, and to abound in deeds of charity, ever pressing forward toward 
the mark of our high calling in Christ Jesus. Grant that we may keep 
watch against the neglect or omission of any duty, and the loss of any 
opportunity by which thou canst be glorified, or any fellow-man im- 
proved, assisted, or comforted. 

People. May the grace of thy Holy Spirit enlighten our hearts, that 
we may be well-pleasing in thy sight, as true disciples of thy Son. 

Minister. Almighty Father, whose gifts to us on earth are a fore- 
shadowing of thy heavenly favor, we would bring to thee the offering of 
glad and grateful hearts for thy past bounties to us, which are more 
than we can number, greater than we can know. For the uses and 
beauties of the outward world ; for the example of the wise and good ; 
for the friendship of those who are dear to us ; for the revelation of thy 
character and will by Jesus Christ ; for the helps of thy Spirit and the 
promises of the gospel ; for all the mercies of thy providence, — we give 
thee humble and heartfelt thanks. Oh may we show our grateful sense 
of thy loving-kindness by our lives, as well as express it with our lips ! 
and may it be our frequent employment now, as we trust it will be 
hereafter, to utter the memory of thy great goodness, and to sing thy 
praise. 

People. Hear us, 0 Lord ! in these our prayers, as we do sincerely 
desire thy grace. 

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and so lead and instruct the President of the United States, and all 
others in authority, that they may consult thy honor, the true interest 
of the people, and the welfare of mankind. ,May the pastors of the 
Church of Christ constantly declare thy truth, boldly rebuke and oppose 
sin, and be living examples of the virtues and graces which they recom- 
mend to others. May we walk in our homes with a perfect heart, be 
united in pure and abiding affection with each other, and to thee, 
by works of piety and holiness. Be thou the guide of the young, and 
their strong defence. Be thou a staff to the aged, and their ever-present 
refuge. May parents bring up their children in the fear of the Lord, 
and may children love and honor their parents. When we are laid in 
our graves, may those who come after us serve thee in their day better 
than we have done in ours, and be unto thee a name and a praise in all 
generations. 

People. May we grow in the knowledge of thee, and be fruitful in 
every good work, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Minister. The Lord bless us and keep us ; the Lord make his face 
to shine upon us, and be gracious to us ; the Lord lift up the light of 
his countenance upon us, and give us peace. Amen. 

Here may be introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, special or other seasonable 
Prayers, either extempore, or from the "Collects and Prayers" 

V. A Voluntary by the choir or organ. 
VI. Scripture Lesson, which, it is advised, should generally be from the Gospels. 

VII. Hymn. 

VIII. Sermon. 

IX. After the Sermon, there may be a pause for silent Prayer, followed by the Lord^s 
Prayer, said by all the Congregation. 

/~\UR Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. . flftiy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we for- 



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give them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

X. Congregational Hymn ; all standing. 

XL Benediction. 

rpHE love of God, our Father in heaven, and the grace of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all, 
for evermore. Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended, that the Congregation reverently pause a short 

time, before leaving their places. 



&f)trtr Abetting or Vt8$tx gzxkht. 



I. Sentences to be read by tlie Minister ; the Congregation standing. 

f~^i IVE unto -the Lord the glory due unto his name ; bring an offering, 
and come into his courts. 

In every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let 
your requests be made known unto God. 

Out of the depths we cry unto thee, 0 Lord ! 0 Lord ! hear our 
voice, and be attentive to the words of our supplication ; let thy face 
shine upon us, and save us for thy mercy's sake. 

Not unto us, 0 Lord ! not unto us, but unto thy name, be glory, for 
thy mercy and for thy truth's sake. 

II. Psalm to be sung. In place of the Psalm, a Hymn from the Collection may be 
used, to be announced by number, and reading the first line; the Congregation 
standing. 

Leva vi Oculos Meos. Ps. exxi. 

T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, whence cometh my help. 
My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 
He will not suffer thy foot to stumble : he that keepeth thee will not 
slumber. 

Behold ! he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 
The Lord is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. 
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 
The Lord will preserve thee from all evil ; he will preserve thy soul. 
The Lord will preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this 
time forth, and even for evermore. 

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O 



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Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
be honor and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. Prayer ; the Congregation seated or kneeling. 

Minister. 0 Lord ! open thou our lips, 

People. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. 

Minister. Graciously listen while thy children, in the blessed name 
of thy Son, offer their prayers. 

People. Help us, 0 our Father ! to pray with sincere and humble 
minds. 

Minister. 0 Thou who didst in the beginning command the light to 
shine out of darkness ! shine now in our hearts, and give us the light 
of the knowledge of God in the face of Jesus Christ; establish us in 
him and in the truth of his gospel. 

People. Seal us thine, 0 Lord ! and give us the earnest of the Spirit 
in our hearts. 

Minister. 0 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father 
of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who comfortest us in all our 
tribulation ! give us grace and peace and joy in thee. 

People. Confirm us unto the end, that we may be blameless in the 
day of the Lord. 

Minister. Thou, 0 Lord ! wilt bring to light the things of darkness, 
and make manifest the counsels of all hearts. Thy Spirit searcheth all 
things. Help us to renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, and to 
speak sincerely, as of God, and as in the sight of God. 

People. Take away, 0 Lord ! the vail from our hearts ; and let the 
light of the glorious gospel of Christ shine upon us. 

Minister. May we not walk in darkness, nor handle the word of God 
deceitfully ; may we justly judge ourselves, that we may not be judged ; 
may we keep under our body, and bring it into subjection ; may we be 
watchful, and quit us like men, and be strong ; and, having the spirit 
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faint under any of the troubles and trials appointed to us ; but, though 
our outward man perish, may the inward man be renewed day by day. 
May all the afflictions of this life, which are only for a day, work out 
for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; while we look 
not at the things which are seen and temporal, but at the things 
which are unseen and eternal. 

People. Keveal to us, 0 Lord ! by thy Spirit, the things that eye 
hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived. 

Minister. May we be enriched by thee with all utterance and with all 
knowledge ; may we be perfectly joined together in the same mind and 
in the same judgment ; may we be perfect ; may we be of good com- 
fort ; may we live in peace. May we remember that we are followers 
of Christ, whom thou hast made to be to us wisdom and righteousness 
and sanctification and redemption. May we run the race that is set 
before us, as those who will obtain the prize. May we abide in faith 
and hope and charity ; knowing that, without charity, all gifts are vain. 
In the spirit of love, may we suffer long, and be kind ; may we envy 
not, nor be puffed up ; may we not selfishly seek our own good, nor be 
easily provoked; may we think no evil, and rejoice not in iniquity, but 
rejoice in the truth ; may we steadfastly hope and believe, that, in due 
time, we shall see, not through a glass darkly, but face to face, knowing 
even as we shall be known. 

People. May we follow after charity, and earnestly desire thy spirit- 
ual gifts. 

Minister. May we steadfastly, believe in Jesus Christ, whom thou 
didst raise from the dead ; that, through faith in his resurrection, we 
may overcome the fear of death, looking with assurance of hope for 
the better life, which shall be honorable, glorious, and incorruptible ; 
not desiring to be unclothed of this mortal life, but to be clothed in the 
heavenly raiment of immortality, that death may be swallowed up of 
life. 

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free, not being entangled with any yoke of bondage, to error or lust ; 
knowing that the kingdom of God is not meat or drink, but righteous- 
ness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 

People. May we be zealously affected always for that which is good. 

Minister. May we live in the spirit, and walk in it, and show its fruits 
in our lives and conversation. As we have opportunity, may we do 
good to all, and especially to our brethren in Christ. May we sow to the 
Spirit, that of the Spirit we may reap life everlasting. May we not be 
weary in well-doing, knowing that in due season we shall reap if we 
faint not. 

People. 0 God of peace and love ! be with us always ; forgive us 
our sins, and keep us in thy holy ways, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Here may be introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, other seasonable Prayers, 
either extempore, or from the " Collects and Prayers." 

IV. Voluntary by the choir or organ. 

V. Lesson from the Old Testament. 

VI. Psalm, in the order of the Month, to be read by the Minister and People alter- 

nately, and ending with the Gloria Patri, sung by the choir. 

f^i LORY be to the Father, and to the Son, to whom all praise belongs ; 

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

In the common Evening Service, Nos\ V. and VI. may be omitted. 

VII. Lesson from the New Testament, which, it is recommended, should be from the 

Epistles. 

VIII. A New -Testament Hymn to be sung. In place of which, if preferred, a Hymn 

from the Collection may be used. 

A ND there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, 
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And, lo ! tlie angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the 
Lord shone round about them ; and they were sore afraid. 

And the angel said unto them, Fear not ; for, behold ! I bring you 
good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 

For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which 
is Christ the Lord. 

And this shall be a sign unto you : ye shall find the babe, wrapped in 
swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger. 

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly 
host, praising God, and saying, 

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. 

IX. Sermon or Address, 

X. After the Sermon, there may be a pause for silent Prayer; and then the Minister 

shall say as follows : — 

A LMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us grace at this time, with one 
■^■■^ accord, to make our common supplications unto thee, and hast 
promised by thy beloved Son, that, where two or three are gathered 
together in his name, thou wilt grant their requests, — fulfil now, 
0 Lord ! the desires and petitions of thy servants as may be most expe- 
dient for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and 
in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 

XI. Congregational Hymn ; the People standing. 

XII. Benediction. 

rflHE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts 
and minds, through Jesus Christ. Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation reverently pause a short 

time, before leaving their places. 



J^urtf) fHorning J&ctbice. 



I. Sentences to be read by the Minister ; the Congregation standing, 

"OEHOLD ! God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid : for 
the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song, he also is become 
. my salvation. 

The Lord i# nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call 
upon him in truth. 

The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite 
heart, 0 God ! thou wilt not despise. 

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. 

Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy 
from me. 

Bless ye God in the congregations, — even the Lord, the God of all 
the earth. 

II. The Hymn usually called the Te Deum, to be sung. In place of which a Hymn 
from the Collection may be used, to be announced by number, and reading the 
first line; the Congregation standing. 

"T1TE praise thee, 0 God ! we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. 
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. 
To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens, and all the powers therein. 
To thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry, 
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. 
Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. 
The glorious company of the apostles praise thee. 
The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee. 



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The noble army of martyrs praise thee. 

The Holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee, ' 
The Father of an infinite majesty ; 
Thy beloved, true, and only Son ; 
Also thy Holy Spirit, the Comforter. 
. Thou art the King of glory, 0 Lord ! 
And Jesus Christ is thy well-beloved Son. 

When thou gavest him to deliver man, it pleased thee that he should 
be born of a virgin. 

When he had overcome the sharpness of death, he did open the king- 
dom of heaven to all believers. 

He sitteth at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. 

We believe that he shall come to be our judge. 

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed 
through his most precious blood. 

Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting. 
0 Lord ! save thy people, and bless thine heritage. 
Govern them, and lift them up for ever. 
Day by day we magnify thee ; 

And we worship thy name, ever, world without end. 

Vouchsafe, 0 Lord ! to keep us this day without sin. 

0 Lord ! have mercy upon us ; have mercy upon us. 

0 Lord ! let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee. 

0 Lord ! in thee have we trusted : let us never be confounded. 

III. A Psalm from the Psalter, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

the People sitting. 

IV. Prayer. 
Minister. The Lord be with you. 
People. And with thy spirit. 
Minister. Lift up your hearts to God. 
People. Lord, hear us, and have mercy on us. 



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Minister. Let us pray. 

Minister and People. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, 
and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Minister. 0 God ! eternal Creator of all things, Lord of heaven and 
earth, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, with the host of heaven, and with 
thy faithful servants oh earth, we would cry, Holy, holy, holy Lord God 
Almighty ; heaven and earth are full of thy glory. 

People. We worship thee, 0 Lord God Almighty ! 

Minister. Gracious Father, pardon, we humbly beseech thee, our 
many transgressions, which we acknowledge and lament. 

People. Make us truly and heartily penitent for our sins. 

Minister. Take from us all impurity of thought or desire ; all envy, 
pride, and hypocrisy ; all falsehood and deceit ; all covetousness, vain- 
glory, and indolence ; all malice and anger ; every thing that is contrary 
to thy will, 0 most holy God ! 

People. Lord, make clean our hearts within us. 

Minister. Save us, 0 Lord God ! from ingratitude towards thee, from 
an evil use of thy Fatherly gifts, from mistrust in thy divine Provi- 
dence, from impatience and despondency. 

People. Save us, 0 Lord ! from immoderate care for temporal things, 
and from neglect of those things that are eternal. 

Minister. Remember, we beseech thee, thy former mercies ; and, 
though we have not shown the love and duty of sons, yet do not thou 
cast off the kindness and compassion of a father. 

People. Turn us, 0 Lord ! from all evil and foolish ways, to walk 
in the ^strait and narrow path of righteousness, and of the fear of the 
Lord. 

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derful things of thy law, the greatness of thy love in Christ, the mys- 
teries of thy kingdom, and the riches of thine eternal glory ; 

People. That our bodies may be servants to our spirits, and both our 
bodies and spirits be thy servants. 

Minister. Teach us what thou wouldst have us to do, and uphold us 
by thy mighty power ; that every day may begin and end with thee, and 
all we do be pleasing in thy sight. Shed abroad thy love in our hearts, 
that we may love thee above all things, and our neighbor as ourselves, 
and, by that charity which never faileth, be abundantly refreshed in our 
toils and sufferings. 

People. May thy goodness lead us to repentance, and thy long-suffer- 
ing kindness draw us to thee, as loving and obedient children ! 

Minister. Bless the President of the United States ; endue him with 
those graces and virtues which will enable him to discharge his several 
trusts in such a manner as may promote thy glory, and the peace and 
prosperity of the lands . Remember all magistrates and legislators, 
and all who are in authority over us ; enlighten and guide them ; and 
so dispose and order the affairs of this nation, that righteousness 
and truth may prevail, and that we may lead quiet and peaceable 
lives, in all godliness and honesty. 

Bless all who are called to the ministry of thy gospel ; grant them 
the needful gifts of thy grace, and give them a spirit of true and holy 
zeal, that they may be fruitful branches of the true vine, our Saviour 
Jesus Christ. 

Remember, 0 God ! all who bear good fruits and do good works in 
thy Holy Church. Remember, 0 God ! and bless our friends and kin- 
dred. Bless our homes; and so fill us with love, gentleness, and for- 
bearance, that we may walk in them with a perfect heart, and have 
joy in each o.ther which passeth not away. May parents bring up their 
children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and may children 
love and reverence their parents ! 

People. 0 Father in heaven ! hear us, and grant unto us to be ever 
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Minister. Cast us not off in the time of old age ; forsake us not 
when our strength faileth. Be thou then our strong confidence and our 
sufficient help, that we may show thy glory to this generation, and thy 
power to every one that is to come. 

People. Help us so to live on earth before thee, that we may see thy 
face in glory, and walk in thine eternal paths hereafter. 

Minister. Remember, 0 Lord ! those who are in need, sickness, and 
adversity. Let the comfort of thy Holy Spirit never depart from them, 
give them patience and constancy, and in thine own good time turn 
their sorrows into joy. 

We praise and thank thee, 0 God ! for all thy faithful servants who 
have departed this life : mercifully grant that we, being compassed about 
with so great a cloud of witnesses, may lay aside every weight, and the 
sin that doth so easily beset us, and run with patience the race that is 
set before us ; 

People. ' Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, 
who is set down at the right hand of the glory on high. 

Minister. 0 Lord ! bless all thy people, and may the kingdom of thy 
Son increase and shine throughout the world ; and everywhere may the 
song of angels be heard, Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, 
and good-will among men. 

People. Hear us, we beseech thee, 0 Lord! through Jesus Christ 
our blessed Saviour. 

Minister and People. Amen. 

Here m,ay be introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, special or other seasonable 
prayers, either extempore, or from the Collection entitled " Collects and Prayers 

V. Voluntary, by the choir or organ. 

VI. Scripture Lesson, which, it is advised, should generally be from the Gospels. 

VII. Hymn. 



VIII. Sermon. 



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IX. After the Sermon, there may be a pause for silent Prayer ; and then the following 
Prayer, said by the Minister, the People responding " Amen" at its close. 

A LMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us grace at this time, with one 
accord, to make our common supplications unto thee, and hast 
promised by thy beloved Son, that, where two or three are gathered 
together in his name, thou wilt grant their requests, — fulfil now, 
0 Lord ! the desires and petitions of thy servants as may be most expe- 
dient for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and 
in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 

X. Congregational Hymn, all standing during the singing, 

XI. Benediction. 

HHHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us all for evermore. 
Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation reverently pause a short 

time, before leaving their places. 



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I. Sentences to be read by the Minister; the Congregation standing. 

HpHOUGHTS of peace, saith the Lord, do I think towards you : pray 
A unto me, and I will hearken unto you. Ye shall seek me, and 
find me, when ye shall search for me with your whole heart. 

Let us search and try our ways, and turn unto the Lord ; let us lift 
up our hearts with our hands unto God in the heavens. 

I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye 
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which 
is your reasonable service. 

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit 
of God dwelleth in you? The temple of God is holy, which temple 
ye are. 

II. Psalm to be sung. In place of the Psalm, a Hymn from the Collection may be 
used, to be announced by number, and reading the first line ; the. Congregation 
standing. 

DOMINUS REGIT ME. Ps. Xxiii. 

npHE Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures ; he leadeth me 
beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul ; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness 
for his name's sake. 



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Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I 
will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they 
comfort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies ; 
thou anointest my head with oil ; -my cup runneth over. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, 
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 

Be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. Prayer ; the Congregation seated or kneeling. 

Minister. 0 Lord God ! we enter thy gates with thanksgiving, 
People. And thy courts with praise. 

Minister. At all times and in all places, we will give thanks unto 
thee, 0 Lord, Holy Father, almighty and everlasting God ! 

People. Fill our hearts with the spirit of praise and holy gladness. 

Minister. 0 God, our heavenly Father, by whose Providence both 
the day and the night are governed ! vouchsafe, we beseech thee, as 
thou hast this day preserved us by thy goodness, so still this night 
to overshadow us by the blessed wing of thy most bountiful protection ; 
that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved from all adver- 
sities that may hurt the body, and from all wicked thoughts that may 
assault and defile the soul. 

People. 0 Lord ! give us thy peace, which the world cannot give or 
take away. 

Minister. How lovely are thy dwellings, 0 Lord ! how pleasant the 
abodes of thy grace. 

People. 0 Lord ! hear our prayers, and in mercy visit our souls. 

Minister. 0 Thou who art the one God and Father of all, who art 
above all, and through all, and in us all ! we bless thy name for the gift 
of thy dear Son to be our Lord and Teacher and Saviour, through 



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whom thou hast adopted us as thy children. In him may we have 
redemption, even the forgiveness of our sins. Quicken thou us, we 
beseech thee, who have been dead in trespasses and sins. 

People. 0 Thou who art rich in mercy ! for the sake of thy great 
love wherewith thou hast loved us, make us alive in Christ. 

Minister. 0 God our Father, the Father of glory ! we pray thee to 
give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of thee, 
that we may know the hope that is in the calling of God, and the riches 
of the inheritance wherewith thou hast endowed us, and the great- 
ness of thy power which thou hast displayed in Christ, when thou didst 
raise him from the dead, and make him sit at thy right hand in heavenly 
places. 

People. May we live to thy praise and glory through trusting in 
Christ, being sealed with the Holy Spirit, the earnest of our heavenly 
inheritance. 

Minister. 0 God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! grant us to be 
strengthened with might by thy Spirit inwardly, that Christ may dwell 
in our hearts by faith ; that, being rooted and grounded in love, we may 
be able to understand the length and breadth and depth and height of 
the love of Christ, and be filled with all the fulness of God. 

People. May we feel that we are not saved by the works we have 
done, but by the grace of God, through which we are moved and 
strengthened to do what is right and pleasing in thy sight. 

Minister. Help us, heavenly Father, to come in the unity of the faith 
and the knowledge of the Son of God to the stature of a perfect man, 
to the measure of the fulness of Christ. Help us to walk with all lowli- 
ness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, 
endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, to put 
away all bitterness and wrath and anger and evil-speaking, with all 
malice. 

People. May we be kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving 
one another, even as thou, through Christ, hast forgiven us. 



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Minister. May we be followers of thee, as dear children, and walk 
in love, as Christ hath loved us, redeeming the time ; having the fruit 
of the Spirit in all goodness and righteousness and truth, devoutly 
rejoicing together in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and 
making melody in our hearts unto the Lord. 

People. May we give thanks always for all things unto thee, in the 
name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Minuter. 0 Father ! help us to be strong in thee and in the power 
of thy might, to put on the whole armor of Glod, that we may be able to 
stand in the evil day ; girt about with truth, having on the breastplate 
of righteousness, and our feet shod with the gospel of peace ; taking the 
shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit. 

People. May we put off the lusts of the old life, and be renewed in 
the spirit of our minds, being created anew of God in righteousness 
and true holiness. 

• Minister. May we pray always, with all supplication, in the Spirit, 
and watch thereunto with all perseverance ; and cleave to Christ, the 
Head of the Church, seeking to grow in the knowledge of him, whom 
to know with thee is eternal life. 0 Father ! may we love thee with all 
the heart, and seek after thee, and diligently walk in the way of thy 
commandments, — the safe and pleasant ways of wisdom and right- 
eousness. And we pray that thou wilt ever be our help and guide and 
deliverer, saving us from all the evils of this present life, and bringing 
us in thine own time v with all whom we love, to know and serve and 
worship thee in the everlasting peace and joy of heaven, through the 
grace that came by Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Here may be introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, other seasonable Prayers, 
either extempore, or from the Collection entitled " Collects and Prayers." 

IV. Voluntary by the choir or organ. 

V. Lesson from the Old Testament. 



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VI. Psalm, in the order of the month, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

and ending with the Gloria Patri, sung by the choir. 

/^i LORY be to the Father, Almighty God, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, — as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen. 

In the common Evening Service, Nos. V. and VI. may be omitted. 

VII. Lesson from the New Testament ; which, it is recommended, should be from the 

Epistles. 

VIII. New- Testament Hymn to be sung ; in place of which, if preferred, a Hymn 

from the Collection may be used. 

f^iOME unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give 
^ you rest. 

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly 
of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 

Peace I leave with you ; my peace I give unto you : not as the world 
giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it 
be afraid. 

• IX. Sermon or Address. 

X. After the Sermon or Address, there may be a suitable pause for silent Prayer; 
closing with the Lord's Prayer, said by Minister and People. 

/~\UR Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we for- 
give them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver 113 from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 



XI. Congregational Hymn ; the People standing during the singing. 



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XII. Benediction. 

"11/1" AY the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your 
• -LTJ - hearts and minds, through Jesus Christ our Lord ! Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation rev gently pause a short 

time, before leaving their places. 



The following may be sung, in place of the New- Testament Hymn, in either of the 

Evening Services. 

I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I 
have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no more worthy to 
be called thy son. 

Or the following : — 

T3LESSED be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and 
i^.. redeemed his people, 

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in the house of his 
servant David ; 

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been 
since the world began ; 

To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember 
his holy covenant ; 

That we might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness, 
all the days of our life ; 

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, for the remission of 
their sins, 

Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from 

on high hath visited us ; 

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of 

death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace. 

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I. Sentences to be read by the Minister ; the Congregation standing. 

TN God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of my strength and 
my refuge is in God. Trust in him at all times, ye people : pour 
out your hearts before him ; God is a refuge for us. 

Surely the Lord is in this place. This is none other but the house of 
God, and this is the gate of heaven. 

Search us, 0 God! and know our hearts; try us, and know our 
thoughts ; and see if there be any wicked way in us, and lead us in the 
way everlasting. 

It* is eternal life to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, 
whom thou hast sent. 

II. Psalm to be sung. In place of the Psalm, a Hymn may be used, to be announced 
by number, and reading the first line* 

Benedic, Asthma Mea. Ps. ciii. 

T>LESS the Lord, 0 my soul ! and all that is within me, praise his 
holy name. 

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul ! and forget not all his benefits ; 

Who forgive th all thy sins, and healeth all thine infirmities ; 

Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy 
and loving-kindness. 

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, and of 
great goodness. 



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He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according 
to our iniquities. 

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy 
toward them that fear him. 

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our trans- 
gressions from us. 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
be honor and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. A Psalm from the Psalter, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

the People sitting. 

IV. Pkayer. 

Minister. 0 God, our ever merciful and compassionate Father ! lift 
upon us the light of thy countenance, and bless us. 

People. Show thy mercy upon us, and grant us thy salvation. 

Minister. Not as being worthy, but trusting in thy loving-kindness 
and unpurchased grace, we draw nigh to thee. Not as we would, but 
as we are able, we bring to thee our offerings. 

0 God most holy, who hast abundantly assured us that thou art 
strict to punish those who continue in sin, but gracious and quick to 
forgive the penitent ! open thine ear in compassion to us who now confess 
our sins before thee. We have erred and strayed from thy ways like 
lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our 
own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left 
undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done 
those things which we ought not to have done. But thou, 0 Lord! 
have mercy upon us. Spare thou them, 0 God ! who confess their 
faults. Restore thou those who are penitent, according to thy promises 
declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord ; and grant, 0 most 
merciful Father ! that through him we may hereafter live a godly, 
righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy name. 

People. Amen. 



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Minister. 0 God, our Father ! we receive with thankfulness the 
manifold testimonies thou hast given us of thine inestimable love and 
favor towards us through thy dearly beloved Son ; and most humbly 
we bow before thee, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the 
whole family in heaven and earth is named, that thou wouldst strengthen 
us by thy Spirit, that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith, and that 
we may grow up into him in all things, who is our life. 

People. Amen. 

Minister. 0 God! thou art the bountiful Source of all good. We 
bless thee for our lives, and the gifts of grace, of nature, and of society ; 
for the knowledge of divine truth ; for the voice of thy calling repeated 
so often ; for thy patience, thy long-suffering, thy very long forbear- 
ance towards us, who have often and grievously sinned against thee ; for 
all the blessings we have received, and all the good we have done ; 
for the enjoyment of present good, and for the promise and hope of the 
life to come. For these and all thy mercies we praise thee, the Giver 
of all, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

People. Amen. 

Minister. Almighty God, who didst send thy Son to establish a 
kingdom of righteousness on earth, we pray for the whole Christian 
Church. Build it up in the truth, and fill it with all peace ; purify it 
from all corruption ; reclaim it from ^11 error ; strengthen and confirm 
it, where it is right. Unite and heal its divisions ; and, if outward diver- 
sities must continue, let there be inward unity. 

People. We beseech thee, heavenly Father, for all who labor in the 
ministry of thy blessed gospel: guide them by thy Holy Spirit, that 
they may be wise, steadfast, and zealous of thy glory ; and so bless their 
labors, that the sheep that have gone astray may be brought back to the 
fold of the good Shepherd. 

Minister. 0 heavenly Father ! who hast commanded us to love one 
another as thy children, and hast ordained the purest friendship in the 
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in charity, and especially with all those who are near to us by ties of 
kindred or affection. Send down upon us the dew of thy heavenly grace, 
and pour thy Spirit into our hearts, that, walking in thy ways all the 
days of our lives, we may have in each other enduring joy ; and, having 
lived together in love here, may hereafter live for ever together in that 
blessed kingdom, to which thy glorified Son will welcome all his faithful 
disciples. 

People. Amen. 

Minister. 0 Lord ! ever merciful, the friend of the sorrowful and 
distressed, comfort those who are in grief or pain, oppressed with afflic- 
tions, or toiling under heavy burdens. We bless thee for the memory 
of all the righteous who have lived in thy fear and departed in thy 
peace ; and especially for those who were most dear to us, and who 
have fallen asleep in Jesus. May we follow in their steps, and, truly 
loving and serving thee on the earth, be gathered with them into thy 
heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ, our blessed Redeemer. 
Amen. 

People. 0 Lord ! accept the offerings which we bring unto thee, and 
grant us thy peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Here may be introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, special or other seasonable 
Prayers, either extempore, or from the ** Collects and Prayers.''' 1 

V. Voluntary, by the choir or organ. 

VI. Scripture Lesson, which, it is advised, should generally be from the Gospels. 

VII. Hymn. 

VIII. Sermon. 

IX. After the Sermon, there may be a suitable pause for silent Prayer, followed by the 
Lord^s Prayer, said by the Minister and People. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 



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us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we for- 
give them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

X. Congregational Hymn ; all standing, 

XL Benediction. 

f^i RACE, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ 
our Lord, be with you all and abound. Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation reverently pause a short 

time, before leaving their places. 



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I. Introductory Sentences to be read by the Minister ; the Congregation standing, 

TVTOT unto us, 0 Lord ! not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, 
^ for thy mercy and thy truth's sake. 

It shall come to pass, saith God, that I will pour out my Spirit upon 
all flesh, even the Spirit of Truth, which shall guide you into all 
truth. 

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit, 
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is 
not in us : if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive 
us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

II. Psalm to be sung. In place of the Psalm, a Hymn from the Collection may be 
used, to be announced by number, and reading the first line ; the Congrega- 
tion standing. 

LiETATUS Sum. Ps. cxxii. 

T WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of 
the Lord. 

Our feet shall stand within thy gates, 0 Jerusalem ! 

Jerusalem is builded as^a city that is compact together : 

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, according to the law 
of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 

Peace be within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces. 

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be 
within thee. 



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Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good. 
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
be honor and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

III. Prayer. 

Minister. 0 God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, 
and all just works, do proceed ! give unto thy servants that peace which 
the world cannot give: that our hearts may be set to obey thy com- 
mandments ; and also that by thee, we, being defended in every hour of 
danger, may pass our time in rest and quietness. 

People. Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, 0 Lord ! and by thy 
great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night. 

Minister. It is right that we should at all times, and in all places, 
give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting 
God ! Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company 
of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name ; evermore praising 
thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth 
are full of thy glory. 

People. Glory be to thee, 0 Lord Most High ! Amen. 

Minister. 0 God! who by thy Son hast opened to us a new arid 
living way to thyself, grant us now the assurance of thy mercy, and sanc- 
tify us by thy heavenly grace, that we may approach thee with pure 
hearts, and consciences undefiled, and offer to thee an acceptable sacri- 
fice of penitence, confession, and pure resolve. 

People. 0 God ! make clean our hearts within us, and take not thy 
Holy Spirit from us. 

Minister. 0 God, the Father of lights, in % whom is no variableness 
nor shadow of turning, from whom cometh down every good and perfect 
gift ! we ask for wisdom of thee, who givest to all men liberally, and 
upbraidest not. 

People. May we ask in faith, nothing wavering ; but believing, that, 
if we draw nigh to thee, thou wilt draw nigh to us ! 



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Minister. 0 Almighty God, who canst not be tempted with evil, 
neither temptest any man ! we confess that we are drawn away of our 
own lusts, and enticed ; but we beseech thee, our Father, who art pitiful 
and of tender mercy, and who givest grace to the humble, to hear our 
prayer, and raise us up. If we have committed sins ; if we have known 
to do good, and have done it not ; if we have been hearers only of the 
word, and not doers also, deceiving our own selves, — 

People. Forgive us, 0 God ! and save us. 

Minister. May we not have the faith of Jesus Christ with respect of 
persons ; may we not despise the poor ; may we not have faith without 
works, which is dead, but show our faith by our works ; laying aside all 
that is impure, may we receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which 
is able to save our souls. 

People. Help us to look into the perfect law of liberty, and continue 
therein ; and so to receive the crown of life which the Lord hath prom- * 
ised to them that love him. 

Minister. Give us, 0 Lord! the wisdom from above, which is first 
pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and 
good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 

People. 0 Thou who art Light, in whom is no darkness at all ! may 
we walk in the light, and have fellowship with thee. 

Minister. 0 Thou who art Love ! may we dwell in love, that we may 
dwell in thee ; may our love be made perfect, so as to cast out fear ; 
may we be born of God, and overcome the world ; may we show our 
love to thee, by keeping thy commandments ; may we love thee and 
our brethren, not in word only, but in deed and in truth. 

People. Hereby may we know that we are of the truth, and assure 
our hearts before thee. 

Minister. May we not love the world nor the things of the world, 
knowing that the world passeth away and the things in it; and that, 
if the love of the world possesses our hearts, thy love cannot rule . 
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People. May we abide in Christ our Saviour, and walk even as he 
walked. 

Minister. We bless thee, our Father, that of thy abundant mercy 
thou hast begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of 
Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled 
and that fadeth not away. 

Thou hast redeemed us by the precious blood of Christ, and taught 
us to be holy even as thou art holy, and thou judgest every man's 
work. 

People. Help us, therefore, to pass the time of our sojourning in thy 
fear. 

Minister. 0 God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ! though we have 
not seen him, yet may we love him ; though now we see him not, yet, 
rejoicing, may we believe in him. Make us like him, holy in all manner 
of conversation. Purify our souls in obeying the truth, through thy 
Spirit, unto unfeigned love of our brethren. 

People. May we love one another, with pure hearts, fervently. 

Minister. 0 Thou whose eyes are over the righteous, and whose ears 
are open to their prayers ! make us all of one mind in Christ, having 
compassion one of another, loving as brethren, not rendering evil for 
evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing. May we follow 
Him who has suffered for us, leaving us ah example, that we should, 
through faith in him, be dead to sin, but alive to all righteousness. No 
longer, 0 God ! may we be willing to disobey thee, but henceforth be 
sober, watching unto prayer, and evermore seeking to glorify thee, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Mere may be introduced, at the discretion of the Minister, other seasonable Prayers, 
either extempore, or from the "Collects and Prayers" 

IV. Voluntary by the choir or organ. 

V. Lesson from the Old Testament. 



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VI. Psalm, in the order of the month, to be read by Minister and People alternately ; 

and ending with the Gloria Patri, sung by the choir. 

IVTOW unto God, our Father, the God of grace, for the power of his 
"T Spirit and the love of Christ, be glory in the church throughout 
all ages, world without end. Amen. 

In the common Evening Service, Nos. V. and VI. may be omitted. 

VII. Lesson from the New Testament; which, it is recommended, should be from the 

Epistles. 

VTIL New-Testament Hymn to be sung; in place of which, if preferred, a Hymn 
from the Collection may be used. 

"OLESSE.D are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. 

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for 
they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 

Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of 
God. 

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for 
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

IX. Sermon or Address. 

X. After the Sermon, there may be a suitable pause for silent Prayer; closing with the 
following Prayer, said by the Minister, the People responding " Amen.' 1 '' 

TTEAVENLY FATHER, now let thy blessing descend upon us. May 
JLJ - the words we have spoken, and the truths we have heard, bear 
the fruits of amendment and holiness in our lives ; and grant, we 
humbly beseech thee, that, in all the duties of our earthly station, and 
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converse with thee, through thy infinite grace and mercy in Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

XI. Congregational Hymn ; the People standing during tJie singing. 

XII. Benediction. 

FTHHE grace of our Lord Jesus' Christ, and the love of God, and the 
fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 

After the Benediction, it is recommended that the Congregation reverently pause a short 

time, before leaving their places. 



Emission to fyz OlJjrtetiait Olimrri)- 



BAPTISM OF INFANTS, OR YOUNG CHILDREN. 

The Parents, or tliose having the Child in charge, standing before the Altar, with the 
Child, the Minister shall read the following Sentences, or a part of them: — 

rj^HE promise is unto you and to your children, and to all that are 
afar off, even as many as the Lord your God shall call. 

Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 

Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of 
such is the kingdom of God. 

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I- say unto 
you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father 
who is in heaven. 

Then the Minister shall say to the Parents or Guardians of the Child, — 

"OELIEVING that the "Lord Jesus Christ, our blessed Redeemer, still 
welcomes little children to his fold, and is ever ready to bless 
them ; that God loves them, and wills their everlasting happiness, and 
will surely grant them the saving power of his Spirit, — you bring this 
child here, to dedicate it in baptism to the earthly Church of Christ, and 
to the love and service of God. By so doing, you confess your own 
sacred obligation religiously to train him up in the ways of right, and in 
the fear of the Lord ; and you promise, that, by God's grace, you will 
truly and diligently endeavor so to do. 



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Having been informed of the Name which it is desired the Child shall hear, the Minister 
shall apply pure Water in the usual way ; and, naming the Child, say, — 

T BAPTIZE thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Spirit. 

Or, 

I baptize thee in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Let us pray. 

A LMIGHTY GOD, let thy tender love, which is greater than even a 
mother's love, keep, guard, and bless this child evermore ; save 
him from sin, and lead him in the safe and everlasting ways of wisdom 
and piety. 

Endue these thy servants, into whose care thou hast committed this 
child, with a wise, loving, and devout spirit. Help them to consecrate 
to thee, and to all good, this cherished gift of thy love. By thy Holy 
Spirit aid them, and all who are here present, so to live before thee, in 
love and obedience, as finally to see thy face in joy and peace eternal, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then the Minister may counsel the Parents, as seems to him expedient, after which a 
Hymn may he sung, and the Service conclude with this Benediction, — 




HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us all, now and ever- 
more. Amen. 



CONFIRMATION. 

When those who have heen baptized in infancy desire to become members in full standing 
of the Christian Church, they shall stand before the Minister, and he shall say, — 

T3EL0VED, in your childhood, those who loved you, and in whose 
>^ care the providence of God placed you, consecrated you by bap- 
tism to the service of God, and to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ. 



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By this present act, having attained to years of understanding, and 
learned the truths of the blessed gospel, yon accept and confirm as your 
own what was then done for you by others, and enter into the fellow- 
ship of the Christian Church, taking upon yourselves the vows and obli- 
gations of the Christian life. 

Then the Service shall proceed as in the following, beginning with — Dearly beloved, you 

have been baptized, &c. 



BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 

When those who, not having been baptized in infancy, desire to make a public confession 
of the Christian faith, and to enter into the fellowship of the Church, have come to 
the Altar, the Minister shall read the following Sentences, or a part of them : — 

THXCEPT a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter 
into the kingdom of God. 

Then cometh Jesus unto John, to be baptized of him. But John for- 
bade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou 
to me ? And Jesus said, Suffer it to be so now; for so it becometh us to 
fulfil all righteousness. Then he baptized him. 

We are buried with Christ by baptism into death, that we may be 
9ead to sin ; and that, like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the 
glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 

Baptism doth now save us, — not the putting away of the filth of the 
flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God. 

One Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all. 



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Then the Minister shall say to those who are to receive Baptism, — 
7"OU are about to receive the baptism which our Lord commended 



by example and precept, as the outward sign of consecration to 
God and his service, and of a Christian confession. It is a solemn 



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declaration of your desire and purpose to live a Christian life, and to be 
received into the fellowship of the Christian Church. Let the outward 
form be quickened by the inward feeling ; and may it be joined, in God's 
mercy, with the saving baptism of the Holy Spirit, cleansing the heart, 
even as water cleanses the body. 

Then he shall apply pure Water, in the usual way, saying, — 

T BAPTIZE thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
the Holy Spirit. 

Or, 

I baptize thee in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Let us pray. 

A LMIGHTY GOD, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, bless, we pray 
T*-** thee, thy servant who now joins himself by baptism to the 
Church of Christ. Receive him with thy divine welcome. Give him 
thy Holy Spirit, and make him thine in Christ ; and work in him, 0 
God ! both to will and to do of thy good pleasure. Amen. 

Then the Minister shall address those who have been confirmed, and those who have been 

baptized, as follows : — 

T\EARLY BELOVED, you have been baptized in the name of 
the Lord Jesus Christ, our blessed Saviour, and the Head of the 
Church. Do you now, before God and your fellow-Christians, declare 
that you will henceforth renounce all evil, and sincerely strive to do the 
will of God, as made known to you by the teachings of Jesus Christ, 
and the Spirit of God dwelling in you ? 

Then they shall answer, audibly, — 

J DO, with the help of God, promise so to do. 

Then the Minister, taking each by the right Hand, shall say, — 

VVTITH this right hand of fellowship, I welcome you to the Church 
' " of the living God, and of his Son Jesus Christ ; to our love and 



ADMISSION TO THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 



Christian sympathy, and to participation in all the conflicts, hopes, joj 
and triumphs of the Christian life. Amen. 

Let us pray. 

/^VUR Father in heaven, we beseech thee to strengthen these thy 
children in their holy purpose, and daily to increase in them 
thy manifold grace, even the spirit of knowledge and wisdom, of faith 
and charity, of hope and of patience. May they persevere, even to the 
end, in all good desires and deeds ; may they daily know the joy of thy 
presence, and the peace which the world can neither give nor take away. 
May they run the race that is set before them ; endure the trials, meet 
and overcome the temptations of life ; and, in the time and way of thy 
loving appointment, go hence, in the full assurance of Christian faith and 
hope, through thy mercy and the grace that is given in Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Almighty Father, give us an earnest desire to receive these new breth- 
ren in Christ, not only to our outward .fellowship, but to our true and 
fervent Christian love and sympathy. May we be strengthened and quick- 
ened by their love and their testimony. May we walk together in 
charity, and be helpers of each other's joy and victory over sin and all 
evil. Amen. 

We give thee humble and hearty thanks, 0 Father ! that thou hast 
called us to the knowledge of thyself, to the fellowship of thy grace, 
and to the hope of eternal life. Confirm us all in thy truth and thy 
Spirit, that we may daily advance in virtue and piety, till we all come 
in joy and gladness to that eternal kingdom which is promised in Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

'Lord of all power and might, who art the Author and Giver of all 
good things, graft in our hearts the love of thy name ; increase in us 
true religion ; nourish us with all goodness ; and of thy great mercy 
keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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4 Hymn may be sung, and the Service conclude with the Benediction. The Bene- 
diction may he omitted when the Communion is to follow immediately. 

'T^HE love of God, and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the 
communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all, for ever. Amen. 

When those who are baptized are parents, bringing their children with them to be 
baptized also, instead of the usual form for the baptism of infants, after tlw address 
beginning, " You are about to receive," &c, the minister may add that of the service 
of infant baptism, beginning, "Believing that the Lord Jesus Christ,' 1 '' <&c, and may 
baptize the child or children immediately after baptizing the parents ; also, immedi- 
ately after the prayer for the baptized, he may add that of the service of infant 
baptism. 



ttommunUm, ox ti)t HorVs j&upper. 



The folloioing may be read as a part of the Prayers in the Service preceding the Admin- 
istration of the Lords Supper, when this takes place after Morning or Evening 
Worship : — 

(~\ GOD ! who in the fulness of time didst send thy dear Son to be 
our Saviour, grant that, as members of his fold, we may hear the 
voice of the good Shepherd, and be led forth and fed by him, until 
we enter his everlasting rest. Vouchsafe so to work in us by thy Spirit, 
that we may be conformed to his example, and in all things may walk 
as true disciples of him who gave himself for us. As we are baptized 
into his death, so may we be raised with him to newness of life, and 
day by day grow in the knowledge of him who is the way and the truth 
and the life. May we all, with tender and earnest faith, recall to mind 
his dying love, his prayer on the cross for his enemies, his words of 
peace to the dying transgressor, his devout commending of his spirit 
to thee, and his giving up the ghost, that he might be the mighty helper 
and comforter of our souls in the hour of mortal conflict and suffering. 
May our hearts be drawn to him in perfect trust, believing that, as we 
too die, so we shall also with him be raised from the dead to everlasting 
life, to be for ever with him and with thee, to whom be all honor in the 
Church unceasingly rendered. Amen. 

When the time for the Communion has come, the Service may proceed as follows. The 
Minister shall read these Sentences, or a suitable part of them : — 

/^|UR Lord Jesus Christ said, My Father giveth you the true bread 
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heaven, and giveth life unto the world. I am the bread of life : he that 
cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall 
never thirst. 

And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come ; and let him that heareth 
say, Come ; and let him that is athirst, come : and whosoever will, let 
him take the water of life freely. 

Jesus prayed for his disciples and for his Church, saying, Neither 
pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me 
through their word, that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in 
me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us. 

If a man love me, he will keep my words ; and my Father will love 
him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 

Then may follow a suitable Address ; after which the Minister may offer Prayer in his 
own words, or read as follows, the People reverently bowing, and responding 
"Amen" The Trisagion at the close may be either said or sung. 

/~\ GOD, our heavenly Father ! we come around this table of our Lord 
to renew our feeling of obligation to him, and to thee for thy 
great goodness in giving him to be our Saviour. We renew our memory 
of his life and holy example, of his sorrow and pains in the garden, of 
his cruel rejection and condemnation by wicked men, and of his death 
on the cross. We desire to renew and strengthen our Christian pur- 
poses and resolves, by communing with him and with thee. Amen. 

0 God, our Father ! we humbly acknowledge our weakness, and the 
sins we have from time to time committed, and of which we do truly 
repent. Have mercy upon us, comfort and help us. In the name of 
thy dear Son, we beseech thee to forgive us all that is past, and enable 
us hereafter to serve and please thee in a good life. Amen. 

0 God ! wilt tliou sanctify these emblems of bread and wine, whereby 
we show forth the death of our dear Lord ; and may we who thus unite 
in the outward service of love and commemoration be made one with 
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Lord promised to all his faithful followers ; and one with him and with 
thee, to whom we would ever render thanks for thy great goodness. 

Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of 
heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name ; evermore praising 
thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth 
are full of thy glory. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister read as follows : — 

PT^HE Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took 
bread ; and, when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, 
Take, eat ; this is my body which is broken for you : this do in remem- 
brance of me. After the same manner, also, he took the cup, when he 
had supped, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood ; this 
do ye, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as 
ye do eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death 
till he come. 

Then, having first 'partaken of it himself, he shall deliver the Bread to the Communi- 
cants, or to those assisting him in the Service, saying, — 



T 



AKE and eat this in remembrance of Christ, and as the sign of his 
body broken for us. 



D 



And in like manner the Wine, saying, — 

KINK of -this,, the blood of the new covenant, which was shed for 
the remission of sins. 



While the People are receiving the Bread and Wine, the Minister may read so much as 
seems to him expedient of the following words of Scripture : — 

"OLESSED are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness ; 
*^ for they shall be filled* 

Jesus said, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again. But 
whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall gives him, shall never thirst ; 



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but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water, 
springing up into everlasting life. 

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, 
except it abide in the vine, no more caji ye except ye abide in me. I am 
the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth in me and I in him, the 
same bringeth forth much fruit ; for without me ye can do nothing. 

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for 
his friends : ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of 
man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Doth this offend you? 
It is the spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh profiteth nothing : the words 
that I speak unto you are spirit and are life. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give 
you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek 
and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my 
yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 

God so. loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that 
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

Behold !• I stand at the door, and knock : if any man hear my voice, , 
and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he 
with me. 

He that cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out. 

By one Spirit are we baptized into one body, and have been all made 
to drink of one Spirit. * 

Christ, our passover, is sacrificed for us ; therefore let us keep the 
feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wicked- 
ness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another ; as I 
have loved you, that ye also love one another. 

Then sliall be said the following Prayers : — 
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and teachings, of his death on the cross, and of his resurrection and 
ascension, we have united in this holy communion. 

People. We remember Him who loved us, and died for us, that he 
might redeem us to thee. 

Minister. We remember, and pray for, the multitudes of every name, 
who are joined with us in the great household of faith, our brethren in 
Christ throughout the world. . 

People. Wilt thou in mercy remember and bless them all in Christ 
and in his truth. 

Minister. We remember those who in ages past have gathered 
around this table of the Lord, who have fallen asleep in Christ, in the 
joyful hope of the blessed life to come. 

People. Make us to feel that we are one with them in the faith of 
the gospel and its promises. 

Minister. We remember, with affection, the dear friends who have 
been with us in former days, but now gone from our earthly com- 
munion. We would keep our love unwasted and unchanged till we 
meet them again in a better world. 

People. May we so live now, that our souls may be in fellowship with 
their glorified spirits. 

Minister. We remember the fathers from the beginning of the world, 
patriarchs, apostles, martyrs, and saints, all who have wrought righteous- 
ness, and walked with thee. 

People. May we be one with them in faith and righteousness, and 
heirs of their blessings. 

Minister. We remember all who are in sickness and distress, absent 
from home, and in foreign lands ; and commend them to thy protection, 
comfort, and grace. 

We remember in charity all who have done or wished us ill ; 

People. We would forgive our enemies,, as we wish to be forgiven of 
thee. 

Minister. We remember the whole family of man, our brethren, 
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People. And that the ends of the earth may see the salvation of 
God. 

Minister. We pray for the young, that they may be under the watch- 
ful care of thy love; may find true and wise friends ever ready to 
counsel and to help, and may grow up in the fear of the Lord, and the 
love of all that is worthy and good. 

People. And unto us, 0 Lord ! vouchsafe thy guidance ; that, as 
Christians, we may live before thee in righteousness and charity, and in 
the joy of thy Holy Spirit. 

Minister. Accept, 0 Father, ever-blessed God ! these our supplica- 
tions, and keep us always in thy love, and let our offerings find favor in 
thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Then may he sung a Hymn. 

If it he the custom to take up a Collection for the service of the Church in its Com- 
munion, and for charity, the following words of Scripture, or a part of them, may 
he read.while the offerings are gathered: — 

/CONCERNING the collection for the saints, upon the first day of the 
^ week, let every one of you lay by him in store as God hath pros- 
pered him. 

Therefore, as ye abound in faith and utterance and knowledge, 
and in all diligence, see that ye abound in charity also. For ye 
know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was* rich, 
yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be 
rich. 

If there be a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man 
hath, and not according to that he hath not. 

He which soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly ; and he which 
sowetli bountifully, shall reap also bountifully. 

Every man, according as he purposeth in his heart, give : not grudg- 
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Inasmuch as ye have done good to one of the least of these my breth- 
ren, ye have done it unto me. 

Benediction. 

HHHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the good Shepherd, be "with us, 
and the peace of God abide in us, through the fellowship of the 
Holy Spirit, for ever. Amen. 



The Minister sliall first receive such evidence as the law requires, or his own judgment 
suggests, that the marriage to be solemnized is lawful and right; and then may 
address those assembled, as follows : — 

T\EARLY BELOVED, we are gathered together here, in the sight 
of God, to join this man and this woman in marriage, an -estate 
instituted of God in the beginning, and honored and sanctioned by our 
Saviour, both by his presence and his solemn words ; and set forth and 
commended by the holy apostle Paul, as innocent and honorable to all 
who enter it lawfully and with true affection ; to all who wisely *and affec- 
tionately fulfil its duties, most richly blessed of God with pure and 
enduring joys. 

Then the Man, standing on the right hand of the Woman, shall take her right Hand in 



ILL you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to live together, 



" after God's ordinance, in marriage ? Will you love her, com- 
fort her, honor her, and keep her in sickness and in health, so long as 
you both shall live ? 



his, and the Minister shall say to the Man, — 




The Man shall answer, — 



I will. 



Then the Minister shall say to the Woman, — 
ILL you have this man to be your wedded husband, to live to- 
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him, comfort him, honor him, and keep him in sickness and in health, 
as long as you both shall live ? 



If a ring is used, the Man shall now put it upon the fourth finger of the Woman's left 
Hand. The married persons again joining their right Hands, the Minister shall 



rj^HESE two having solemnly pledged their troth to live together in 
marriage, according to God's ordinance and the law of the land, 
with the joining of their right hands, [and by giving and receiving a 
ring, the token of conjugal love,] I pronounce them man and wife. 
What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 

Then the Minister may pray, using his own words, or reading as follows : — 
A LMIGHTY GOD, our heavenly Father, who settest the solitary in 



families and givest happy homes, send thy blessing on these, 
whom we bless in thy name. Approve and smile upon their union, and 
make it to them the source of abundant and enduring good. May they 
have joy in each other that passeth not away. May they be faithful, 
tender, and true to each other ; and abide in peace and mutual love all 
their days on the earth. Lead them, 0 Father ! through the paths of 
purity and virtue to eternal life ; and, having been partakers of each 
other's joys and sorrows here, may they and all whom they love be 
welcomed to the marriage supper of the Lamb, in that world where joy 
is perfect and unceasing. Amen. 



HE peace of God, that passeth all understanding, be with you ever- 
more, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



The Woman shall answer, — 



T will. 



say,— 




Then shall be pronounced the Benediction. 



Burial of ti)e Bcatr. 



TAe Service may begin with reading some of the following portions of Scripture: — 

T AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord Jesus Christ : he 
. that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live ; and 
whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. 

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away : blessed be the name 
of the Lord. 

All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. 
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God 
endureth for ever. 

The Lord is my shepherd : I shall not want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, he leadeth me beside 
the still waters. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I 
will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff, they 
comfort me.— Ps. xxiii. 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, 
what it is ; that I may know how frail I am. 

Surely every man walketh in a vain show ; surely they are disquieted 
in vain: he heapeth up riches, and. knoweth not who shall gather 
them. 

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peace at my tears : for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as 
all my fathers were. — Ps. xxxix. 

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. Before 
the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth 
and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest, Return, ye children of 
men. 

For a thousand years, in thy sight, are but as yesterday when it is 
past, and as a watch in the night. 

We spend our years as a tale that is told. 

The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if, by reason 
of strength, they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and 
sorrow : so soon is it cut off, and we fly away. 

Teach us so to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. — Ps. xc. 

Affliction cometh not from the dust, neither doth trouble spring up 
from the ground. 

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house 
of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to 
heart. 

Before I was afflicted, I went astray ; but now I keep thy law. 

Remember now thy Creator, in the days of thy youth, before the evil 
days come, and the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say, I have no 
pleasure in them. 

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that 
fear him. 

For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust. 
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he 
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For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof 
shall know it no more. 

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon 
them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children. — 
Ps. ciii. 

Leave thy fatherless children ; I will preserve them alive : and let 
thy widows trust in me. 

The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down ; he relieveth the father- 
less and the widow. 

Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of 
them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the 
resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ 
shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order : Christ the 
first-fruits ; afterwards, they that are Christ's at his coming. 

Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom 
to God, even the Father ; when he shall have put down all rule and all 
authority and power. For he must reign till he hath put all enemies 
under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up ? and with what 
body do they come ? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quick- 
ened except it die : and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that 
body that shall be ; but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat or of some 
other grain : but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to 
every seed its own body. 

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it 
is raised in incorruption ; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory ; 
it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power ; it is sown a natural 
body, it is raised a spiritual body. 

There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is 
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made a quickening spirit. Howbeit, that was not first which is spirit- 
ual, but that which is natural ; and afterward that which is spiritual. 
The first man is of the earth, earthy ; the second man is the Lord from 
heaven. 

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy ; and as is the 
heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne 
the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the king- 
dom of God ; neither can corruption inherit incorruption. For this 
corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on 
immortality. 

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this 
mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the 
saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 

0 death ! where is thy sting ? 0 grave ! where is thy victory ? The 
sting of death is sin-, and the strength of sin is the law ; but thanks be 
to God who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immovable, always 
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your 
labor is not in vain in the Lord. — 1 Cor. xv. 

Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, believe also in 
me. In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were not so, I 
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and 
prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; 
that where I am, there ye may be also. — John xiv. 

Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a 
far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; while we look not at 
the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen : 
for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not 
seen are eternal. For we know, that, if our earthly house of this taber- 



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nacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with 
hands, eternal in the heavens. — 2 Cor. iv., v. 

Whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth. If ye endure chastening, God 
dealeth with you as with sons. Now no chastening for the present 
seemeth to be joyous, but grievous ; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth 
the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them that are exercised 
thereby. 

The trying of your faith worketh patience. Submit yourselves to 
God, and the Lord will raise you up. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, 
according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again to a lively 
hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ; to an inherit- 
ance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in 
heaven for you. 

Now we see through a glass, darkly ; but then- face to face : now I 
know in part ; but then I shall know even as also I am known. 

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth ; for the first heaven and 
the first earth were passed away. And I saw the holy city, new Jeru- 
salem, coming down from God out of heaven. And I heard a great 
voice out of heaven, saying, Behold! the tabernacle of God is with men; 
and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God him- 
self shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away 
all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death, neither 
sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain : for the former 
things are passed away. 

And there shall be no more curse ; but the throne of God and of the 
Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him. And they shall 
see his face ; and his name shall be in their foreheads. Therefore are 
they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his tem- 
ple ; and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They 



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shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more ; neither shall the sun 

light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of 

the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains 

■ 

of waters ; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And 
there shall be no night there ; and they need no candle, neither light of 
the sun : for the Lord God giveth them light ; and they shall reign for 
ever and ever. — Rev. xxi., xxii. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord : even so, saith the Spirit ; 
for they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. 

Jesus said, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid 
them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. 

After the reading is ended, the Minister may make a suitable Address, and a Hymn may 

be sung. 

Then Prayer shall be offered, extempore, or read as follows : — 

A LMIGHTY GOD, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart 
hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful are in 
joy and felicity, we thank thee for having given to us the dear friend 
whom thou hast now taken away, and for the blessed assurance of re- 
union in a better world. Oh grant, that we, with all who are departed 
in faith, may have our perfect consummation and bliss in thine eternal 
glory ! Amen. 

0 Lord God, our Father ! may we feel sure that all thou doest is well 
done. Thou hast taken away one who is dear to us : give us the spirit 
of filial submission. May those who are especially bereaved be enabled 
to say, Thy will be done. May they find comfort in the blessed faith 
which the dear Lord, our Teacher, Leader, and Redeemer, hath given 
us in the unseen world and its unfading glories. Amen. 

0 God! teach us how to live so as to please thee. May we never 
forget that we are pilgrims and sojourners here, as our fathers were ; 

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and may we set our affections on things above. 0 Father ! forgive us 
our trespasses, and raise us from the death of sin to the life of righteous- 
ness, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

0 God! let 'not our hearts repine and rebel against the course of thy 
providence. When thou takest away the dear objects of our love, we 
are made to see how great the blessings we have received from thee. 
We thank thee for the dear and sanctified memories of past happiness, 
for the many blessings yet continued to us, and most of all for the hope 
which endureth steadfast,, which no earthly troubles can overshadow. 
In calm surrender to thy will, may we triumph over the bitterness of 
sorrow, through Jesus Christ, who died that we might for ever live 
to thee. Amen. * 

.May the peace of God which passeth understanding, and the comfort 
of the Holy Spirit, be in your hearts always, through Jesus Christ our 
Saviour. Amen. 

If a Service at the Grave is desired, it may be as follows : — 

T HAVE set the Lord always before me : because he is at my right 
hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my 
spirit rejoiceth ; for thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, neither 
wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption. In thy presence is ful- 
ness of joy ; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore. 

1 would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which 
are asleep, that ye sorrow not as others which have no hope. For if we 
believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep 
in Jesus will God bring with him. 

Forasmuch as it hath pleased God to take unto himself the soul of 
our dear friend, we therefore commit the body to the ground, earth 
to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in the sure and certain hope of 
the resurrection to eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; who 
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heavenly raiment, incorruptible, and free from decay and death, accord- 
ing to the mighty power given to him, whereby he is able to subdue all 
things to himself. 

He is not dead, but sleepeth. Jesus will come, and wake him out of 
sleep. 

Let us pray. 

/~\ GOD, our heavenly Father ! grant that we sorrow not as those who 
have no hope, but as those who are parted only for a season from 
the beloved, and who look for re-union in a better and brighter and more 
perfect life to come, when all the pains and weaknesses and sorrows 
of earth shall be past. Help us by thy grace to live as heirs of this 
blessed and glorious hope, which is given to us in the gospel of thy 
dear Son, our risen and glorified Lord. Amen. 

TVTOW our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which 
^ hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good 
hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every 
good word and work. Amen. 



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Stagers atttr <&alUtt$. 



FOR SUNDAY MORNING. 

f~\ GOOD and loving God, our Father ! grant us to pass this holy day, 
and all the time of our life, without sin ; with all joy, health, 
sanctification, and fear of thee. All envy, all fears, all temptations, do 
thou drive away, 0 God ! from us, and from all thy holy Church. 
Wherein we have sinned against thee, in deed or word or thought, wilt 
thou in thy goodness pass it over; and forsake not us who hope in 
thee, neither lead us into temptation, but deliver us from all evil, by 
the grace that is in Christ, thy dearly beloved Son. In this hour fill 
us, 0 Lord ! with thy mercy ; that, rejoicing throughout the whole day, 
we may take delight in thy praise, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

FOR SUNDAY EVENING. 

~OLESSED*art thou, Almighty 'Father, who hast granted us to pass 
through this day, and to reach the beginning of the night. Hear 
our prayers and those of thy people ; and forgive us our sins, voluntary 
and involuntary ; and accept our evening supplications ; and send* down 
on thine inheritance the fulness of thy mercy and thy compassion. 
Compass us about with thy holy angels, arm us with the armor of thy 
righteousness, fence us around with thy truth, guard us with thy power. 
Deliver us from every assault of temptation ; and grant us to pass this 
night, and all the days of our life, in fulness of peace and holiness, 



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without sin and stumbling. For it is thine to pity and to save, 0 Lord 
our God ! 

FOR, THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. 

f^i RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, this grace unto us, to wait 
with all vigilance for the coming of thine only-begotten Son ; 
that, as he, the Author of our salvation, taught us, we may prepare our 
souls, like blazing lamps, to meet him at his coming. 

f~\ GOD, who makest us glad with the yearly expectation of our 
redemption! grant that, as we joyfully receive Jesus Christ as 
our Redeemer, we may also see him without fear when he cometh as our 
Judge. 

A LMIGHTY GOD, give us grace that we may cast away the works 
tf~* of darkness, and put upon us the armor of light, now in the time 
of this mortal life, in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in 
great humility ; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his 
glorious majesty, to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise 
to the life immortal. And this we ask in the name of the same Lord 
Jesus, through whom we ascribe unto thee all honor and glory, now and 
ever. Amen. 

A LMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us thine only-begotten Son to 
"^^* take our nature upon him, and to be born of a virgin, grant that 
we, being regenerate and made thy children by adoption and grace, 
may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit. 

FOR THE NEW YEAR. 

f\ GOD, the unfailing Source of light and mercy, who hast brought 
us to the beginning of this year, and art sparing us to love thee 



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and to keep thy commandments ! give us, we beseech thee, a solemn 
sense of the importance of time, and of diligence in improving the 
talents thou hast placed in our hands ; and enable us so faithfully to 
discharge our duty in this life, that,- when we shall appear before thee 
in judgment, we may be found worthy of that eternal kingdom which 
thou hast promised by Jesus Christ our Lord. 

FOR A FRUITFUL SEASON: TO BE USED IN SPRING. 

/~\ GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all things, who causest the 
grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man ; 
who bringest forth fruit out'of the earth, and dost bless the springing 
thereof! — be pleased graciously to look upon us, and upon the land 
wherein we dwell, that it may be fruitful and yield its increase, reward- 
ing the labors of the husbandman, and filling our hearts with food and 
gladness. May we also grow in wisdom and in goodness, bringing forth 
the fruit of good works, as disciples of him who came to sow in us the 
seed of eternal life. 

THANKSGIVING FOR A FRUITFUL SEASON. 

*Y\7TE praise thee, 0 God! who hast opened to us thy good treasure, 
" and given us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our 
hearts with food and gladness. Blessed be God for the plenty wherewith 
he hath loaded the earth. He watcheth over all the earth, and causeth 
it to bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread 
to the eater. Let all rejoice and be glad in the Lord, who prepareth a 
table for us, and satisfieth our mouths with good things, and maketh 
our cup to run over. Oh that our hearts may overflow with love and 
thankfulness to thee, 0 God ! that we may never forget or abuse thy 
goodness ; but by a sober, charitable, and devout use of thy blessings, 
may be made fit for the continual increase of them, till they be perfected 
in eternal life ! 



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CONFESSION" OF SIN. 

r\ MERCIFUL FATHER ! we take shame to ourselves that we have 
profited so little by thy forbearance and continual goodness. We 
confess our sins before thee, and entreat thy forgiveness. And we thank 
thee, 0 Father of mercies ! for the assurance of thy free pardon and 
acceptance offered to the penitent through our Lord Jesus Christ. Help 
us to correct and amend whatever has been amiss in our conduct and 
dispositions, and preserve us from again falling into any former sins, 
of all which we now sincerely repent before thee : and may we grow 
wiser and better by our past frailties. 0 Lord God ! we beseech thee, 
let thy grace be sufficient for us ; and enable and by thy Spirit effectively 
move us to bring forth works meet for repentance. 

FOR MOURNERS. 

/~\ MERCIFUL GOD and heavenly Father, who hast taught us in thy 
holy word that thou dost not willingly afflict or grieve the chil- 
dren of men ! look with pity, we beseech thee, upon the sorrows of thy 
servant, for whom our prayers are desired. Remember him, 0 Lord ! 
in mercy ; sanctify to him thy Fatherly correction ; endue his soul with 
patience under his affliction, and with resignation to thy holy will. 
Comfort him with a sense of thy goodness; lift up the light of thy 
countenance upon him, and give him peace through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

FOR A SICK PERSON. 

/~\ GOD, who hast taught us at all times, and in every condition, to 
make our requests known unto thee ! we offer up our humble 
supplications in behalf of thy servant who is laboring under pain and 
sickness. Look upon him with mercy ; and let the consideration of thy 
goodness strengthen and comfort his soul in this time of affliction. 



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We pray that thou wouldst be pleased to remove his disorder, and restore 
him to health. Graciously prolong his days upon earth ; and grant that 
his affliction may produce the fruit of righteousness, to the honor of thy 
name. But, if this sickness should be unto death, may he be prepared 
to give himself up into thy hands with Christian patience and fortitude, 
in joyful expectation of eternal life ! Give him unfeigned repentance for 
all his sins, and a firm reliance on thy mercy in Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 



LMIGHTY GOD, who rulest over all the nations of the earth, and 



on whose gracious providence we depend evermore for preserva- 
tion and prosperity, extend, we beseech thee, thy paternal goodness to 
the people of this nation. Our necessities and dangers are all known 
to thee. Vouchsafe to guide us continually with thy counsel, and 
strengthen us with thy power ; and so direct and sanctify our hearts, 
that, looking up to thee as our only safeguard and the Author of all 
blessings, we may have the unspeakable blessing of thy almighty protec- 
tion, and thy heavenly favor. 



f\ GOD, who in times past didst speak to our fathers by the prophets, 
and in these days to us by thy Son ! we thank thee for the volume 
of thy holy word ; for the plain and ample directions it contains ; for 
the sublime instructions it affords ; for the consolations and hopes it 
presents to the penitent, the afflicted, and the dying ; for the immortal 
life it reveals to man ; for the eternal glory and happiness it promises to 
those who love and strive to obey thee. By the light and assistance 
which it gives to our ignorance and frailty, may we be enabled to order 
our steps aright, to keep thy laws and ordinances, and steadily to 
pursue that path of virtue and true holiness which leads to everlast- 
ing life. 



FOE THE NATION. 




THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 



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T>LESSED LORD, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written 
for our learning, grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, 
mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that, by patience and comfort of 
thy holy word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope 
of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus 
Christ. 



LMIGHTT and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love toward 



-^--^ mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take 
upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind 
should follow the example of his great humility, — mercifully grant that 
we may follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers 
of his resurrection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 

f \ MERCIFUL GOD, by whose power thy Son Jesus Christ hath over- 
come death, and opened unto us the gates of everlasting life ! 
grant that we, having this hope, may purify ourselves even as he is 
pure ; and, by continually mortifying our corrupt affections, may pass 
the grave, and gate of death, to our joyful resurrection : which we ask as 
disciples of Him who died and was buried, and rose again for us, thy 
Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 



/~\ GOD, who didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending 
^ to them the light of thy Holy Spirit ! grant us by the same Spirit 
to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in thy 
holy comfort, through Jesus Christ our Saviour, in whose name we 
ascribe unto thee all honor and glory now and for ever. 



EASTER SUNDAY. 




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PRAYERS AND COLLECTS. 



COLLECT FOR MORNING. 

T7TERNAL GOD, who hast neither dawn nor evening, yet sendest us 
alternate mercies of the darkness and the day, there is no light 
but thine, without or within. As thou liftest the curtains of night from 
our abodes, take also the veil from all our hearts. Rise with thy morn- 
ing upon our souls ; quicken all our labor and our prayer ; and, -though 
all else declines, let the noontide of thy grace and peace remain. May 
we walk, while it is yet day, in the steps of Him who, with fewest hours, 
finished thy divinest work. 

COLLECT FOR EVENING. 

f~\ GOD, who faintest not, neither art weary, whose everlasting work 
is still fresh as thy creative thought ! we bless thee for the pity of 
night and sleep, giving us the rest thou never needest. We would lie 
down each evening in peace and thankfulness, and commit the folded 
hours to thee. But, 0 Lord ! through toil and repose, save us from any 
fatal slumber of the spirit ; and keep us through life to the holy vigils 
of love and service, as they that watch for thy morning of eternity. 

COLLECTS ON VARIOUS TOPICS. 

GOD our heavenly Father, who by thy best beloved Son hast 
opened to us a fountain of living water ! grant, we pray thee, that 
we may so drink of this water as to be refreshed in all our weariness of 
spirit, to be strengthened for thy blessed service, and to have within us 
a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 

f \ GOD, the Father of our spirits, who givest unto us the living bread 
which cometh down from heaven ! grant that we may be revived 
and strengthened thereby, and may enjoy the fulness of thy spiritual 
blessings in Jesus Christ. 



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f~\ GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great 
dangers, that, by reason of the frailty of our nature, we cannot 
always stand upright ! grant to us such strength and protection as may 
support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

g~\ LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are 
nothing worth ! send thy Holy Spirit, , and pour into our hearts 
that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all 
virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee. 

/~\ GOD, who in Jesus Christ hast given us a perfect pattern of holy 
living ! grant, we beseech thee, that as he was tempted and yet 
without sin, so by thy help and blessing we may be enabled to resist 
and overcome the sins which do most easily beset us, and may finish our 
course with joy. 

i~\ GOD, who art great in name and in counsel, and powerful in thy 
works ! grant that, as members of thy Son's flock, we may know 
the voice of our good Shepherd, and be led and fed by him, until we be 
gathered together where none can pluck us out of his hands. 

i~\ GOD, the Protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing 
is strong, nothing holy ! increase and multiply upon us thy mercy ; 
that, thou being our Ruler and Guide, we may so pass through things 
temporal, that we finally lose not those things which are eternal. 

A LMIGHTY GOD, give unto us increase of faith, hope, and charity ; 
and may we not only obtain that which thou dost promise, but 
also love that which thou dost command, through Jesus Christ our 
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GOD, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the apos- 
ties and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner- 
stone ! grant us to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, 
that we may be made a holy temple, acceptable unto thee. 

/~X HOLY and ever-blessed God ! teach us to love one another with 
^ pure hearts, fervently ; to exercise forbearance and forgiveness 
towards our enemies ; to recompense no man evil for evil, but to be 
merciful as thou, Father in heaven, art merciful: that, in the spirit of 
thy Son Jesus Christ, we may follow after thee, as dear^children. 

/~\ LORD ! strengthen our faith; kindle it more in fervor and in love 
to thee and to our neighbor. Suffer us not to receive thy word in 
vain ; grant us thy grace, that in heart, word, and deed we may be thine 
in Christ for evermore. 

RANT, 0 Lord ! that we may carefully watch over our tempers and 
- every unholy feeling ; that, by conforming to thy will in small 
things, we may hope, by thy protection and help, to pass safely through 
the greater dangers and trials to which we may be exposed. 

E beseech thee, 0 Lord ! vouchsafe us an unceasing perseverance 
in praying to thee ; that, as thou dost not forsake us when we 
are bowed down in tribulation, so tlrou mayest cherish us with more 
abundant grace when we continually seek thee, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

TQE present, 0 Lord ! to thy people ; and as thou dost in thy compas- 
~^ sion vouchsafe them a hearty desire to pray, grant them, 0 Most 
Loving ! the aid of thy comfort, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 




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"DE present, 0 Lord ! to our supplications ; nor let thy merciful clem- 
ency be far away from thy servants. Heal our wounds, forgive 
our sins ; that, being severed from thee by no iniquities, we may be able 
evermore to cleave to thee our Lord. , 

"T1TE beseech thee, 0 Lord ! show us thy mercy, that we may both be 
" set free from our sins, and rescued from the punishments which 
for our sins we deserve. 

f~^i RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, the disciples of 
thy Son, may follow him whither he has gone before us ; to whom, 
with thee, be honor in the Church evermore. 

/~\ GOD our heavenly Father ! pour out upon us the Holy Spirit 
promised to his disciples by our Lord and Saviour, that it may 
quicken us into true life, and make known to us the fulness of thy 
saving truth. 

f~\ GOD, the strength of all thy saints, who hast granted unto them 
the grace to attain to glory ! vouchsafe, we beseech thee, pardon 
to our sins, that we may worthily honor them, and follow after them as 
they followed the Lord Jesus Christ. 

"T¥7E beseech thee, 0 Lord ! to turn our hearts unto thyself ; that we, 
* * abstaining from things which offend thee, may feel thy mercy, and 
ever rejoice in thee through Jesus Christ. 

f~\ GOD, the Comforter of the humble and the strength of the faithful! 

be merciful to thy suppliants; that our human weakness, which 
by itself is prone to fall, may be evermore supported by thee to stand 
upright, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 



94 



PRAYERS AND COLLECTS. 



4 LMIGHTY GOD, who resistest the proud and givest grace to the 
^ humble ! grant, we beseech thee, that we may not exalt our- 
selves and provoke thine indignation, but bow down and receive the gifts 
of thy mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

/^i RANT us, 0 Lord ! not to mind earthly things, but to love things 



heavenly ; and even now, while we are placed among things that 
are passing away, to cleave to those that shall abide. 

£~\ GOD, who art Peace everlasting, whose chosen reward is the gift 
of peace, and who hast taught us that peace-makers are thy chil- 
dren ! pour thy peace into our souls, that every thing discordant may 
utterly vanish, and all that makes for peace be sweet to us for ever. 

TJ3R0TECT, 0 Lord ! thy suppliants ; support their weakness, and 
■ wash away their earthly stains ; and, while they walk amid the 
darkness of this mortal life, do thou ever quicken them by thy light. 
Deliver them in thy mercy from all evils, and grant them to attain the 
height of good, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

RANT to thy servants, 0 God ! the pardon of their sins, comfort in 
life, and perpetual guidance ; whereby they may faithfully serve 
thee, and be alway enabled to attain thy mercy, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 




THE PSALTER. 



Qfyt Jftrst Bag. 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM L 

"OLESSED is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, 
Nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the 
scornful. 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, 

And in his law doth he exercise himself day and night. 
And he shall be like a tree planted by the water side, 

That will bring forth his fruit in due season. 
His leaf also shall not wither ; 

And whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper. 
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them ; 

But they are like the chaff which the wind scattereth away. 
Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, 

Neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 
For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous ; 

But the way of the ungodly shall perish. 

PSALM HI. 

ORD, how are they increased who trouble me ! 
Many are they who rise up against me. 



96 



THE PSALTER. 



Bay 1. 



Many there be who say of my soul, 

There is no help for him in his God. 
But thou, 0 Lord ! art my defender ; 

Thou art my glory, and the lifter up of my head. 
I did call upon the Lord with my voice, 

And he heard me out of his holy hill. 
I laid me down and slept, and rose up again ; 

For the Lord sustained me. 
Salvation belongeth unto the Lord, 

And thy blessing is upon thy people. 

PSALM IV. 

TTEAR me when I call, 0 God of my righteousness ! thou hast set 
me at liberty when I was in trouble ; 
Have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer. 

0 ye sons of men ! how long will ye turn my glory into shame, 

And have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after falsehood? 
Know this, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man who is godly : 

When I call upon the Lord, he will hear me. 
Stand in awe, and sin not ; 

Commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be 
still. 

Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, 

And put your trust in the Lord. 
There be many who say, Who will show us any good ? 

Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 
Thou hast put gladness in my heart, 

More than theirs, when their corn and wine and oil increased. 

1 will lay me down in peace, and take my rest, 

For it is thou, 0 Lord ! only, who makest me dwell in safety. 
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 



Day 1. 



THE PSALTER. 



97 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM Y. 

/^i IVE ear unto my words, 0 Lord ! 

Consider my meditation. 
Oh hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my king and my God ! 

For unto thee will I make my prayer. 
My voice shalt thou hear betimes, 0 Lord ! 

Early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will 
lobk up. 

For thou art a God who hast no pleasure in wickedness, 

Neither shall any evil dwell with thee. 
Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight ; 

For thou hatest all those who work vanity. 
Thou shalt destroy those who speak falsehood ; 

The Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. 
But as for me, I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of 
thy mercies ; 

And in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 
Lead. me, 0 Lord! in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies ; 

Make thy way plain before my face. 
Let all those who put their trust in thee rejoice ; they shall ever be giv- 
ing thanks, because thou defendest them ; 
They who love thy name shall be joyful in thee. 
For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous ; 

And with thy favorable kindness wilt thou defend him as with a 
shield. 



PSALM VII. 
« 

/~\ LORD my God ! in thee have I put my trust ; 

Save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver me ; 
,7 



98 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 2. 



Lest mine enemy devour my soul like a lion, 

And tear it in pieces, while there is none to help. 

0 Lord my God ! if I have done this thing, 

Or if there be any wickedness in my hands ; 
If I have rewarded evil unto him who dealt friendly 4 with me 

Or have, despoiled him who, without any cause, is mine enemy, — 
Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and take it : yea, let him tread 
my life down upon the earth, 
And lay mine honor in the dust. 
The Lord shall judge the people : 

Give sentence with me, 0 Lord ! according to my righteousness, 
and according to the innocency that is in me. 
Oh let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end, but guide thou 
the just; 

For the righteous God trieth the very hearts and reins. 
My help cometh of God, 

Who preserveth those who are true of heart. 
God is a righteous judge ; 

And God is provoked every day. 

1 will give thanks unto the Lord, according to his righteousness ; 

And I will praise the name of the Lord most high. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 
Be honor and glory, &c. 



Qti)t j^etontr Bag, 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM VIII. 

f~\ LORD our Governor ! how excellent is thy name in all the world, — 
Thou who hast set thy glory above the heavens ! 



Day 2. 



THE PSALTER. 



99 



Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained praise, 
to put thine adversaries to shame, 

And to still the enemy and the revengeful. 
When I consider thy heavens, even the work of thy fingers ; 

The moon and the stars which thou hast ordained ; 
What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? 

And the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels, 

And hast crowned him with glory and honor. 
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands, 

And thou hast put all things under his feet, — 
All sheep and oxen, 

Yea, and the beasts of the field ; 
The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea, 

And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 

0 Lord our Governor, 

How excellent is thy name in all the world ! 

PSALM IX. 

X WILL give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord ! with my whole heart ; 
I will speak of all thy marvellous works. 

1 will be glad and rejoice in thee ; 

I will sing praise to thy name, 0 thou Most High ! 
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed the ungodly ; 

Thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 
Desolations have consumed the enemy for ever ; 

And, as to the cities which thou hast destroyed, their memory is 
perished with them. 
But the Lord shall endure for ever: 

He hath prepared his throne for judgment. 
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, 

And minister true judgment unto the people. 



100 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 2. 



The Lord also will be a defence for the oppressed. 

Even a refuge in time of trouble. 
And they, who know thy name, will put their trust in thee ; 

For thou, Lord, hast never failed those who seek thee. 
Oh praise the Lord who dwelleth in Zion, 

Show the people of his doings ! 
For, when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them, 

And forgetteth not the complaint of the poor. 
The Lord is known to execute judgment : 

The ungodly is ensnared in the work of his own hands. 
For the poor shall not always be forgotten ; 

The patient abiding of the meek shall not perish for ever. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRATER. 
PSALM XL 

TN the Lord put I my trust : how say ye, then, to my soul, 

That she should flee as a bird unto the hill ? 
For, lo ! the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows upon 
the string, 

That they may privily shoot at those who are true of heart. 
If the foundation be cast down, 

What can the righteous do ? 
The Lord is in his holy temple ; the Lord's throne is in heaven. 

His eyes consider the poor ; and his eyelids try the children of 
men. 

The Lord trieth the righteous ; 

But the ungodly, and him who delighteth in wickedness, doth his 
soul abhor. 



Day 2. 



THE PSALTER. 



101 



Upon the ungodly he shall rain scares, 

Fire and brimstone, storm and tempest : this shall be the portion 
of their cup. 
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness ; 

His countenance will behold the thing that is just. 



PSALM XII. 

TTELP, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth, 

For the faithful fail from among the children of men. 

They speak vanity every one with his neighbor ; 

They do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double 
heart. 

The Lord shall root out all deceitful lips, 

And the tongue that speaketh proud things, — 
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail ; we are they who ought 
to speak ; 
Who is Lord over us ? 
Now for the oppression of the needy, and because of the deep sighing of 
the poor, 

I will arise, saith the Lord, and will help every one from him 
who swelleth against him, and will set him at rest. 
The words of the Lord are pure words ; 

Even as the silver which from the earth is tried, and purified 

seven times in the fire. 

- 

Thou shalt keep them, 0 Lord ! 

Thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. 

PSALM XV. 

T OBD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle ? 
Or who shall rest upon thy holy hill ? 



102 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 2. 



Even be who leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is 
right, 

And speaketh the truth from his heart. 
He who hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbor, 

Nor slandered his neighbor. 
He who setteth not by himself, but honoreth those who fear the Lord. 

He who sweareth unto his neighbor, and disappointeth him not, 
though to his own hindrance. 
He who hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken a bribe against 
the innocent. 
Whoso doeth these things shall never fall. 

PSALM XVI. 

T) RESERVE me, 0 God ! 

For in thee have I put my trust. 

0 my soul ! thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my God ; 

I have nothing good without thee. 
The saints who are on the eartfi, and the excellent, 

In them is all my delight. 
They who run after other gods shall have great trouble. 

Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make men- 
tion of their names with my lips. 
The Lord himself is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup : 

Thou shalt maintain my lot. 
The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground ; 

Yea, I have a goodly heritage. 

1 will thank the Lord who careth for me ; 

My secret thoughts also instruct me in the night season. 
I have set the Lord alway before me ; 

For he is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall. 
Wherefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoiceth ; 

My flesh also shall rest in hope. 



Bay 3. 



THE PSALTER. 



103 



For why ? thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, 

Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption. 

Thou wilt show me the path of life : 

In thy presence is fulness of joy ; and at thy right hand there 
are pleasures for evermore. 

Now unto the King eternal, &c, 
Be honor and glory, &c. 



Clje snjirif Bag, 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM XYIII. 

WILL love thee, 0 Lord, my strength ! the Lord is my rock, my 
defence, and my Saviour ; 
My God and my might, in whom I will trust; my buckler, the 
horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. 
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised ; 

So Shall I be safe from mine enemies. 
When the waves of death compassed me, 

And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid ; 
When the sorrows of the grave surrounded me, 

And the toils of death overtook me, — ■ 
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God. 

So* he heard my voice out of his holy temple ; and my complaint 
came before him, even into his ears. 
Then the earth trembled and quaked ; the very foundations also of the 
hills shook, 
And were removed, because he was wroth. 



104 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 3. 



There went up a smoke from his presence, and a consuming fire out of 
his mouth, 

So that coals were kindled at it. 
He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; 

And it was dark under his feet. 
He rode upon the cherubim, and did fly ; 

He came flying upon the wings of the wind. 
He made darkness his pavilion ; 

His tent round about him was dark waters, and thick clouds of 
the skies. 

At the brightness of his presence black clouds swept along, 

Bolts of fire were kindled. 
The Lord also thundered in the heaven, and the Highest gave his voice, 

Amid hailstones, and coals of fire. 
He sent out his arrows, and scattered them ; 

He cast forth lightnings, and destroyed them. 
The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round 
world were discovered, 

At thy chiding, 0 Lord ! at the blasting of the breath of thy dis- 
pleasure. 

He sent down from above, he took me, 

He drew me* out of many waters. ♦ 
He delivered me from my strongest enemy, 

And from those who hated me ; for they were too mighty for me. 
They assaulted me in the day of my trouble ; 

But the Lord was my upholder. 
He brought me forth into a place of liberty ; 

He brought me forth, even because he had a favor unto'me. 
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteous dealings ; 

According to the cleanness of my hands did he recompense me. 
For I have kept the ways of the Lord, 

And have not wickedly departed from my God. 



Day 3. 



THE PSALTER. 



105 



For all his judgments were before me, 

And I did not put away his statutes from me. 
I was also upright before him ; 

And I kept myself from iniquity. 
Therefore hath the Lord rewarded me according to my righteous dealing, 

According to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. 
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful ; 

With an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright ; 
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure ; 

And with the froward thou wilt deal according to their froward- 
ness. 

For thou wilt save the people who are in adversity, 

And wilt bring down the high looks of the proud. 
Thou also wilt light my candle ; 

The Lord my God will make my darkness to be light. 
The way of God is an nndefiled way : 

The word of the Lord is tried ; he is the defender of all who 
put their trust in him. 
For who is God, but the Lord ? 

Or who hath any strength, except our God ? 
It is God who girdeth me with strength, 

And maketh my way plain. 
Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation ; 

Thy right hand also hath holden me up, and thy loving-kindness 
hath made me great. 
Thou hast enlarged my path under me, 

So that my feet shall not slide. 
The Lord liveth, and blessed be my strong helper*; 

And praised be the God of my salvation. 
It is he who delivereth me from mine enemies, 

And setteth me up above mine adversaries, and shall rid me 
from the wicked man. 



106 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 3. 



For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord ! among the 
Gentiles, 

And sing praises unto thy name. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM XIX. 

FT1HE heavens declare the glory of God, 

And the firmament showeth his handiwork. 
Day unto day uttereth speech ; 

Night unto night showeth knowledge. 
They have no speech nor language, 

And their voice is not heard ; 
Yet their sounds are gone out into all lands, 

And their words unto the ends of the world. 
In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 

Who cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and 
rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. 
He goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and his circuit is 
unto the end of it again ; 

And there is nothing hid from his heat. 
The law of the Lord is an undefined law, converting the soul ; 

The testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the 
simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart; 

The commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto 
the eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever; 

The judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. 



Day 3. 



THE PSALTER. 



107 



More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold ; 

Sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb. 
Moreover, by them is thy servant taught ; 

And in keeping of them there is great reward. 
Who can tell how oft he offendeth ? 

Oh cleanse thou me from my secret faults ! 
Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion 
over me : 

So shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence. 
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be always 
acceptable in thy sight, 
0 Lord, my strength and my Redeemer ! 

PSALM XX. 

HHHE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble ; 

The name of the God of Jacob defend thee ; 
Send thee help from the sanctuary, 

And strengthen thee out of Sion ; 
Grant thee thy heart's desire, 

And fulfil all thy mind. 
We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in the name of the Lord 
our God ; 

The Lord perform all thy petitions. 
Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses ; 

But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. 
They are brought down, and fallen ; 

But we are risen, and stand upright. 
Save, Lord, and hear us, 

0 King of heaven ! when we call upon thee. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



108 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 4. 



€i)e Jfourti) 20a#- 

MORNING PRAYER. 

PSALM XXIII. 

r|^HE Lord is my Shepherd ; 
A Therefore can I lack nothing. 
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, 

He leadeth me beside the still waters ; 
He restoreth my soul, 

And bringeth me forth in the paths of righteousness, for his 
name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will 
fear no evil : for thou art with me ; 
Thy rod and thy stafF comfort me. 
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies ; 

Thou anointest my head with oil, and my cup runneth over. 
Surely thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of 
my life ; 

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. 

PSALM XXIV. 

npHE earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is ; 

The world, and they who dwell therein : 
For he hath founded it upon the seas, 

And established it upon the floods. 
Who shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord ? 

Or who shall rise up in his holy place ? 



Day 4. 



THE PSALTER. 



109 



Even he who hath clean hands and a pure heart, 

And who hath not lifted up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn 



He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, 

And righteousness from the God of his saltation. 
This is the generation of those who seek him, 

Even of those who seek thy face, 0 God of Jacob ! 
Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates ! and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; 

And the King of glory shall come in. 
Who is the King of glory ? 

It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. 
Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates ! and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, 

And the King of glory shall come in. 
Who is the King of Glory ? 

Even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



TTNTO thee, 0 Lord ! will I lift up my soul ; 

■ My God, I have put my trust in thee. 
Oh let me not be confounded, 

Neither let mine enemies triumph over me. 
For all they who hope in thee shall not be ashamed ; 

But such as wickedly forsake thee shall be put to confusion. 
Show me thy ways, 0 Lord ! 

And teach me thy paths. 



deceitfully. 



EVENING PRAYER. 



PSALM XXV. 




110 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 4. 



Lead me forth in thy truth, and teach me : for thou art the God of my 
salvation ; 

In thee hath been my hope all the day long. 
Kemember, 0 Lord ! thy tender mercies, and thy loving-kindnesses, 

Which have been ever of old. 
Oh remember not the sins and offences of my youth ; 

But according to thy mercy think thou upon me, for thy good- 
ness' sake, 0 Lord ! 
Gracious and righteous is the Lord ; 

Therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 
Those who are meek shall he guide in judgment ; 

And such as are gentle, them shall he teach his way. 
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, 

Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 
For thy name's sake, 0 Lord ! 

Be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. 
What man is he who feareth the Lord ? 

Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 
His soul shall dwell at ease ; 

And his seed shall inherit the land. 
The secret of the Lord is among those who fear him ; 

And he will show them his covenant. 
Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord ; 

For he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; 

For I am desolate and in misery. 
The sorrows of my heart are enlarged ; 

Oh bring thou me out of my troubles ! 
Look upon my adversity and misery, 

And forgive me all my sin. 
Oh keep my soul, and deliver me ! 

Let me not be confounded ; for I have put my trust in thee. 



Day 5. 



THE PSALTER. 



Ill 



Let perfectness and righteous dealing preserve me ; 

For my hope hath been in thee. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



&i)t jfiftij Slag. 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM XXYI. 

TT)E thou my judge, 0 Lord ! for I have walked innocently : 

My trust hath been also in the Lord ; therefore shall I not fall. 
Examine me, 0 Lord ! and prove me ; 

Try my reins and my heart. 
For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes. 

And I will walk in thy truth. 
I have not dwelt with vain persons ; 

Neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful. 
I have hated the congregation of the wicked, 

And will not sit among the ungodly. 
I will wash my hands in innocency, 0 Lord ! 

And so will I go to thine altar ; 
That I may show the voice of thanksgiving, 

And tell of all thy wondrous works. 
Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, 

And the place where thine honor dwelleth. 
Oh shut not up my soul with the sinners, 

Nor my life with the bloodthirsty, 
In whose hands is wickedness, 

And their right hand is full of bribes ! 



112 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 5. 



But as for me, I will walk innocently : 

Oh deliver me, and be merciful unto me ! 
My foot standeth right : 

I will praise the Lord in the congregations. 

PSALM XXVII. 

npHE Lord is my light and my salvation; whom, then, shall I fear"? 

The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom, then, shall I be 
afraid ? 

Though an host of men encamp against me, yet shall not my, heart be 
afraid ; 

And though there rise up war against me, yet will I put my 
trust in him. 

One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will seek after, — 

Even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of 
my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit 
his temple. 

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle ; 

Yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set 
me upon a rock of stone. 
Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great gladness ; 

I will sing and speak praises unto the Lord. 
Hearken unto my voice, 0 Lord ! when I cry unto thee ; 

Have mercy upon me, and hear me. 
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; my heart said unto thee, 

Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 
Oh hide thou not thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in dis- 
pleasure ! 

Thou hast been my succor : leave me not, neither forsake me, 0 
God of my salvation ! 
Though my father and my mother forsake me, 
Yet the Lord taketh me up. 



Day 5. 



THE PSALTER. 



113 



Teach me thy way, 0 Lord ! 

And lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies. 
I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe verily to see the good- 
ness of the Lord 

In the land of the living. 
Oh tarry thou the Lord's leisure ; 

Be of good courag'e, and he shall strengthen thine heart ; and 
put thou thy trust in the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory,- &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM XXVIII. 

TTNTO ,thee will I cry, 0 Lord ! my strength : be not silent to me ; 
■ Lest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like 
those who go down into the pit. 
Hear the voice of my humble petitions when I cry unto thee, 

When I hold up my hands toward the mercy-seat of thy holy 
temple. 

Oh pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly and 
wicked doers, 

Who speak friendly to their neighbors, but imagine mischief in 
their hearts ! 
Praised be the Lord, 

For he hath heard the voice of my humble petitions. 
The Lord- is my strength and my shield ; my heart trusted in him, and 
I am helped ; 

Therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise 
him. 

8 



114 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 5. 



The Lord is my strength, 

And he is the wholesome defence of his anointed. 
Oh save thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance ; 

Feed them, and set them up for ever ! 

PSALM XXIX.. 

IVE unto the Lord, 0 ye mighty ! 

Give unto the Lord glory and strength. 
Give the Lord the honor due unto his name ; 

Worship the Lord with holy worship. 
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters, 

The voice of the glorious God ; the Lord thundereth over the 
great waters. 
The voice of the Lord is mighty ; 

The voice of the Lord is a glorious voice. 
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar-trees ; 

Yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 
The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire ; the voice of the Lord 
shaketh the wilderness ; 
Yea, the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 
The voice of the Lord causeth the oaks to quake, and layeth bare the 
forests ; 

In his temple doth every man speak of his honor. 
The Lord sitteth above the water flood ; 

Yea, the Lord remaineth King for ever. 
The Lord will give strength unto his people ; 

The Lord will give his people the blessing of peace. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



Day 6. 



THE PSALTER. 



115 



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MORMNG PRAYER. 
PSALM XXX. 

X WILL magnify thee, 0 Lord ! for thou hast set me up, 

And not made my foes to triumph over me. 
0 Lord my God ! I cried unto thee, 

And thou hast healed me. 
Thou, Lord, hast brought my soul from the grave ; 

Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 
Sing praises unto the Lord, 0 ye saints of his ! 

And give thanks unto him at the remembrance of his holiness. 
For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in his favor 
is life ; 

Heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the 
morning. 
In my prosperity I said, 

I shall never be moved ; 
Thou, Lord, of thy goodness hast made my hill so strong. 

Thou didst turn thy face from me, and I was troubled. 
Then I cried unto thee, 0 Lord ! 

And besought the Lord right humbly. 
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit ? 

Shall the dust give thanks unto thee ? or shall it declare thy 
truth ? 

Hear, 0 Lord ! and have mercy upon me ; 
Lord, be thou my helper. 



116 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 6. 



Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy ; 

Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. 
Therefore shall every good man sing thy praise without ceasing ; 

0 my God ! I will give thanks unto thee for ever. 

PSALM XXXI. 

TN thee, 0 Lord ! do I put my trust ; let me never be put to con- 
fusion ; 

Deliver me in thy righteousness. 
Bow down thine ear to me ; make haste to deliver me. 

And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence, that thou 
may est save me. 
For thou art my strong rock and my castle ; 

Be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's sake. 
Into thy hands I commend my spirit ; 

For thou hast redeemed me, 0 Lord, thou God of truth ! 
I have hated those who regard superstitious vanities, 

And my trust hath been in the Lord. 
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy ; 

For thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul in 
adversities. 

Oh how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for those 
who fear thee, 

And that thou hast prepared for those who put their trust in 
thee, even before the sons of men! 
Thou shalt hide them in the place of thine own presence from the 
insults of men ; 
Thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife 
of tongues. 
Thanks be to the Lord ; 

For he hath shown me his marvellous kindness, as in a strong 
city. 



Day 6. 



THE PSALTER. 



117 



For I had said in my haste, 1 am cast out of the sight of thine eyes. 

Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my prayer, when I cried 
unto thee. 
Oh love the Lord, all ye his saints ! 

For the Lord preserveth those who are faithful, and plenteously 
rewardeth the proud doer. 
Be strong, and he shall establish your heart, 

All ye who put your trust in the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM XXXII. 

TT)LESSED is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, 

And whose sin is covered. 
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin, 

And in whose spirit there is no guile. 
For while I held my tongue, my bones consumed away 

Through my daily complaining. 
For thy hand was heavy upon me day and night ; 

And my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. 
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, 

And mine unrighteousness have I not hid. 
I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord ; 

And so thou forgavest. the wickedness of my sin. 
For this shall every one who is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a 
time when thou mayest be found ; 

And in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him. 



118 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 6. 



Thou art a place to hide me in ; thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; 

Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 
I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go ; 

And I will guide thee with mine eye. 
Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding ; 

Whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall 
upon thee. 
Great plagues remain for the ungodly ; 

But whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him 
on every side. 
Be glad, 0 ye righteous ! and rejoice in the Lord ; 

And be joyful, all ye who are true of heart. 

PSALM XXXIII. 

T> EJOICE in the Lord, 0 ye righteous ! 

For it becometh well the just to be thankful. 
Sing unto the Lord a new song ; 

Sing praises unto him skilfully, with an exalted voice. 
For the word of the Lord is true, 

And all his works are faithful. 
He loveth righteousness and judgment ; 

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, 

And all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 
He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon a heap ; 

And layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-house. 
Let all the earth fear the Lord ; 

Stand in awe of him, all ye who dwell in the world. 
For he spake, and it was done ; 

He commanded, and it stood fast. 
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought, and maketh 
the devices of the people to be of none effect, 

And casteth out the counsels of princes. 



Day 6 



THE PSALTER. 



119 



The counsel of the Lord shall endure for ever, 

And the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. 
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; 

And blessed are the people that he hath chosen to him to be his 
inheritance. 

The Lord looketh down from heaven, and beholdeth all the children 
of men ; 

From the habitation of his dwelling he considereth all those who 
dwell on the earth. 
He fashioneth all the hearts of them, 

And understandeth all their works. 
There is no king who can be saved by the multitude of an host ; 

Neither is any mighty man delivered by much strength. 
A horse is but a vain thing for safety ; 

Neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength. 
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear him, 

And upon those who put their trust in his mercy ; 
To deliver their soul from death, 

And to feed them in the time of famine. 
Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord ; 

For he is our help and our shield. 
Yea, our hearts shall rejoice in him ; 

Because we have trusted in his holy name. 
Let thy merciful kindness, 0 Lord ! be upon us, 

As we do put our trust in thee. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



120 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 7. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 

PSALM XXXIY. 

T WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord ; 

His praise shall ever be in my mouth. 
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord ; 

The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 
Oh praise the Lord with me, 

And let us magnify his name together ! 
I sought the Lord, and he heard me ; 

Yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. 
They looked unto him, and were enlightened ; 

And their faces were not ashamed. 
Lo ! the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him ; 

Yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 
The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about those who fear him, 

And delivereth them. 
Oh taste, and see how gracious the Lord is ! 

Blessed is the man who trusteth in him ! 
Oh fear the Lord, ye who are his saints ! 

For those who fear him lack nothing. 
The lions do lack and suffer hunger ; 

But they who seek the Lord shall want no good thing. 
Come, ye children, and hearken unto me : 

I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 
What man is he who desireth to live, 

And would fain see good days ? 



Day 7. 



THE PSALTER. 



121 



Keep thy tongue from evil, 

And thy lips that they speak no guile. 
Depart from evil, and do good ; 

Seek peace, and pursue it. 
The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, 

And his ears are open unto their prayer. 
The countenance of the Lord is against those who do evil, 

To root out the remembrance of them from the earth. 
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, 

And deliver eth them out of all their troubles. 
The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a contrite heart, 

And will save such as are of an humble spirit. 
Great are the troubles of the righteous ; 

But the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 
He keepeth all his bones, 

So that not one of them is broken. 
But misfortune shall slay the ungodly ; 

And they who hate the righteous shall be desolate. 
The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants ; 

And all they who put their trust in him shall not be destitute. 

PSALM XXXVI. 

II IWY heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, 
JJJL xiiat there is no fear of God before his eyes. 
For he flattereth himself in his own sight, 

That his abominable sin will not be found out. 
The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and full of deceit ; 

He hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good. 
He deviseth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way ; 

Neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil. 
Thy mercy, 0 Lord ! reacheth unto the heavens y 

And thy faithfulness unto the clouds. 



122 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 7. 



Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains ; 

Thy judgments are like the great deep. 
Thou, Lord, preservest both man and beast. How excellent is thy 
mercy, 0 God ! 

Therefore the children of men shall put their trust under the 

shadow of thy wings. 
They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house ; 

And thou shalt give them to drink of thy pleasures as out of 

a river. 

For with thee is the fountain of life ; 

And in thy light shall we see light. 
Oh continue thy loving-kindness unto those who know thee, 

And thy righteousness unto those who are true of heart ! 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. , 

EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM XXXVII. 

1T7RET not thyself because of the ungodly ; 

Neither be thou envious against the evil-doers. 
For they shall be soon cut down like the grass, 

And be withered even as the green herb. 
Put thou thy trust in the Lord, apd be doing good : 

So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 
Delight thou in the Lord, 

And he shall give thee thy heart's desire. 
Commit thy way unto the Lord, 

And put thy trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. 



Day 7. 



THE PSALTER. 



123 



He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light. 

And thy just dealing as the noonday. 
Repose thyself in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him ; 

But grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper, or against 
the man who doeth after evil counsels. 
Cease from wrath, and let go displeasure ; 

Fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. 
Wicked doers shall be rooted out ; 

And they who patiently wait on the Lord shall inherit the land. 
Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be gone : 

Thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away. 
But the meek shall inherit the earth, 

And shall be refreshed in the abundance of peace. 
The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, 

To cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a 
right conversation. 
Their sword shall go through their own heart, 

And their bow shall be broken. 
A small thing that the righteous hath, is better 

Than great riches of the ungodly. 
For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken ; 

But the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 
The Lord knoweth the days of the godly : 

Their inheritance shall endure for ever. 
They shall not be confounded in the perilous time ; 

* And in the days of dearth they shall have enough. 
The Lord ordereth a good man's going, 

And maketh his way acceptable to himself. 
Though he fall, he shall not be cast away ; 

For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 
I have been young, and now am old, 

Yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging 
bread. 



124 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 7. 



The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth ; 

And his seed is blessed. 
Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, 

And dwell for evermore. 
For the Lord loveth the thing that is right : 

He forsaketh not his servants, but they are preserved for ever. 
The unrighteous shall be punished : 

As for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out. 
The righteous shall inherit the land, 

And dwell therein for ever. 
The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, 

And his tongue will be talking of judgment. 
The law of his God is in his heart, 

And his goings shall not slide. 
The ungodly watcheth the righteous, 

And seeketh occasion to slay him ; 
The Lord will not leave him in his hand, 

Nor condemn him when he is judged. 
Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote thee, 
that thou shalt possess the land : 

When the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it. 
Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, 

For the end of that man shall be peace. • 
As for the transgressors, they shall perish together ; 

And the ungodly shall be rooted out at the last. 
But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord, 

Who is also their strength in the time of trouble. 
And the Lord shall stand by them, and save them : 

He shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, 
because they put their trust in him. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



Day 8. 



THE PSALTER. 



125 



MORNING PRAYER. 

PSALM XXXIX. 

T SAID, I will take heed to my ways, 

That I offend not with my tongue. 
I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, 

While the ungodly is in my sight. 
I held my tongue, and spake nothing ; I kept silence, yea, even from 
good words : 

And it was pain and grief to me. 
My heart was hot within me ; and while I was musing, the fire burned ; 

And at the last I spake with my tongue, 
Lord, let me know my end, and the measure of my days ; 

That I may know how frail I am. 
Behold, thou hast made my days, as it were, a span long; and mine 
age is even as nothing in respect of thee ; 

And verily every man living is altogether vanity. 
For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain ; 

He heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. 
And now, Lord, what is my hope ? 

Truly my hope is even in thee. 
Deliver me from all mine offences, 

And make me not a rebuke unto the foolish. 
I became dumb, and opened not my mouth ; 

For it was thy doing. 
Take thy plague away from me : 

I am consumed by the blow of thy heavy hand. 



126 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 8. 



When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest his 
beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a 
garment : 

Every man, therefore, is but vanity. 
Hear my prayer, 0 Lord ! and with thine ears consider my calling ; 

Hold not thy peace at my tears. 
For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, 

As all my fathers were. 
Oh spare me a little, that I may recover my strength, 

Before I go hence, and be no more seen ! 

PSALM XL. 

T WAITED patiently for the Lord, 
* And he inclined unto me, and heard my calling. 
He brought me also out of the horrible pit, and out of £ the mire and 
clay, 

And set my feet upon the rock, and established my goings. 
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, 
Even a thanksgiving unto our God. 
Many shall see it, and fear, 

And shall put their trust in the Lord. 
Blessed is the man who hath set his hope in the Lord, 

And turned not unto the proud, and such as go about with lies. 
Many, 0 Lord, my God! are the wondrous works which thou hast done, 
and thy thoughts which are to us ward : 
They cannot be numbered unto thee. If I should declare them, 
and speak of them, they would be more than I am able to 
express. 

Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not : so hast thou taught me. 

Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou not required ; 
Then said I, Lo ! I come : 

In the volume of the book it is written of me, 



Day 8. 



THE PSALTER. 



127 



That I should fulfil thy will, 0 my God ! I am content to do it ; 

Yea, thy law is within my heart. 
I have declared thy righteousness in the great congregation ; lo ! I have 
not refrained my lips', 

0 Lord ! and that thou knowest. 

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart : my talk hath been 
of thy truth, and of thy salvation. 

1 have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth from the great 

congregation. 
Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, 0 Lord ! 

Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth alway preserve me. 
For innumerable troubles are come about me ; my sins have taken such 
hold upon me, that I am not able to look up ; 

Yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and 
my heart hath failed me. 
0 Lord ! let it be thy pleasure to deliver me ; 

Make haste, 0 Lord ! to help me : 
Let all those who seek thee be joyful and glad in thee ; 

And let such as love thy salvation say alway, the Lord be praised. 
As for me, I am poor and needy ; 

But the Lord careth for me. 
Thou art my Helper and Redeemer ; 

Make no long tarrying, 0 my God ! 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM XLIII. 

/^i IVE sentence with me, 0 God ! and defend my cause against the 
ungodly people ; 
Oh deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man* 



128 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 8. 



For thou art the God of my strength ; why hast thou put me far from 
thee ? 

And why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me ? 
Oh send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me, 

And bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling ! 
Then will I go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and 

gladness ; 

And upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee, 0 God, my 
God! 

Why art thou so heavy, 0 my soul! and why art thou so disquieted 
within me ? 

Oh put thy trust in God ! for I will yet give him thanks, who is 
the help of my countenance, and my God. 



PSALM XLYI. 

f^i OD is our hope and strength, 

^ A very present help in trouble. 

Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, 

And though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea ; 
Though the waters thereof rage and swell, 

And though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same. 
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, 

The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. 
God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed ; 

God shall help her, and that right early. 
The heathen raged, and the kingdoms were moved ; 

But God uttered his voice, and the earth melted away. 
The Lord of hosts is with us ; 

The God of Jacob is our refuge. 
Oh come hither, and behold the works of the Lord, 

What destruction he hath brought upon the earth ! 



Day 8. 



THE PSALTER. 



129 



He maketh wars to cease in all the world ; 

He breaketh the bow, and snappeth the spear in sunder, and 
burnetii the chariots in the fire. 
Be still then, and know that I am God : 

I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the 
earth. 

The Lord of hosts is with us, 

The God of Jacob is our refuge. 

PSALM XLVII. 

clap jour hands together, all ye people ! 

Oh sing unto God with the voice of melody ! 
For the Lord is high, and to be feared : 

He is the great King over all the earth. 
He shall subdue the people under us, 

And the nations under our feet. 
He shall choose out an heritage for \is, — 

Even the excellency of Jacob, whom he loved. 
God is gone up with a shout, 

And the Lord with the sound of the trumpet. 
Oh sing praises ! sing praises unto our God ; 

Oh sing praises ! sing praises unto our King. 
For God is the King of all the earth : 

Sing ye praises with understanding. 
God reigneth over the nations ; 

God sitteth upon his holy throne. 
The princes of the heathen are joined unto the people of the God of 
Abraham ; 

For God, who is very high exalted, doth defend the earth as it were 
with a shield. 



9 



130 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 9. 



PSALM XLVIII. 

f^i RE AT is the Lord, and highly to be praised 

In the city of our God, even upon his holy hill. 
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in 
the city of our God : 

God upholdeth the same for ever. 
We wait for thy loving-kindness, 0 God ! 

In the midst of thy temple. 
0 God ! according to thy name, so is thy praise unto the world's end ; 

Thy right hand is full of righteousness. 
Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of Judah be glad, 

Because of thy judgments. 
For this God is our God for ever and ever : 

He shall be our guide unto death. ' 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM L. 

rilHE Lord, even the most mighty God, hath spoken, and called the 
world, 

From the rising up of the sun unto the going down thereof. 
Out of Sion, the perfection of beauty, 
Hath God shined forth. 



Day 9. 



THE PSALTER. 



131 



Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence ; 

There shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tem- 
pest shall be stirred up round about him. 
He shall call to the heavens above, 

And to the earth, that he may judge his people. 
Gather my servants together unto me, — 

Those who have made a covenant with me with sacrifice. 
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness ; 

For God is judge himself. 
Hear, 0 my people ! and I will speak : I myself will testify against 
thee, 0 Israel ! 

For I am God, even thy God. 
I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices ; 

Or for thy burnt-offerings, because they were not alway before me. 
I will take no bullock out of thine house, 

Nor he-goat out of thy folds. 
For all the beasts of the forest are mine, 

And so are the cattle upon a thousand hills. 
I know all the fowls upon the mountains, 

And the wild beasts of the field are in my sight. 
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee ; 

For the whole world is mine, and all that is therein. • 
Offer unto God thanksgiving, 

And pay thy vows unto the Most High. 
And call upon me in the time of trouble : 

So will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me. 
But unto the ungodly saith God, 

Why dost thou preach my laws, and take my covenant in thy 
mouth ; 

Whereas thou hatest instruction, 

And hast cast my words behind thee ? 
When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst unto him, 

And hast been partaker with the adulterers. 



132 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 9. 



Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness, 

- And with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. 
Thou didst sit, and speak against thy brother ; 

Yea, and hast slandered thine own mother's son. 
These things hast thou done ; and, because I was silent, thou thoughtest 
wickedly, that I was even such a one as thyself: 
But I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou 
hast done. 
Oh consider this, ye who forget God ! 

Lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. 
Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoreth me ; 

And to him who ordereth his conversation right, will I show the 
salvation of God. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 
Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM LI. 

TT AVE mercy upon me, 0 God ! after thy great goodness ; 

According to the multitude of thy mercies, do away mine offences. 
Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness ; 

And cleanse me from my sin. 
For I acknowledge my faults, 

And my sin is ever before me. 
Against thee especially have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight ; 

That thou mightest be justified in thy sentence, and be clear 
when thou judgest. 
Thou requirest truth in the heart, 

And in the heart shalt make me to understand wisdom. 



Day 9. 



THE PSALTER. 



133 



Purge me as with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; 

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 
Make me to hear of joy and gladness, 

That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 
Turn thy face from my sins, t 

And blot out my misdeeds. 
Make me a clean heart, 0 God ! 

And renew a right spirit within me. 
Cast me not away from thy presence, 

And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 
Oh give me the comfort of thy help again, 

And establish me with thy free Spirit ! 
Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, 1 

And sinners shall be converted unto thee. 
Open my lips, 0 Lord ! 

And my mouth shall show thy praise. 
For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee ; 

But thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. 
The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : 

A broken and a contrite heart, 0 God ! thou wilt not despise. 

PSALM LVI. 

TN God's word will I rejoice ; 

In the Lord's word will I comfort me. 
Tea, in God have I put my trust : 

I will not be afraid of what man can do unto me. 
Unto thee, 0 God ! will I pay my vows ; 

Unto thee will I give thanks. 
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, 

That I may walk before God in the light of the living. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



134 



THE PSALTER. 



Dat 10. 



MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM LVIL 

X>E merciful unto me, 0 God! be merciful unto me, for my soul 
trusteth in thee ; 

And under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until 
this calamity be overpast. 
Be thou exalted, 0 God ! above the heavens, 

And let thy glory be above all the earth. 
My heart is fixed, 0 God ! my heart is fixed ; 

I will sing, and give praise. 
Awake up, my soul ; awake, lute and harp : 

I myself will awake right early. 
I will give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord ! among the people ; 

And I will sing unto thee among the nations. 
For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, 

And thy truth unto the clouds. 
Be thou exalted, 0 God ! above the heavens, 

And let thy glory be above all the earth. 

PSALM LXI. 

TTEAR my crying, 0 God ! 

Give ear unto my prayer. 
From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee, 

When my heart is in heaviness. 



Day 10. 



THE PSALTER. 



135 



Oh set me up upon the rock that is higher than I ! 

For thou art my hope, my strong tower against the enemy. * 
I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever, 

And my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. 
For thou, 0 Lord ! hast heard my desires, 

And hast given an heritage unto those who fear thy name. 

PSALM LXH. 

"TI/TY soul truly waiteth still upon God ; 

For of him cometh my salvation. 
He verily is my strength and my salvation ; 

He is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. 
My soul, wait thou still upon God ; 

For my hope is in him. 
He truly is my strength and my salvation ; 

He is my defence, so that I shall not fall. 
In God is my health and my glory, 

The rock of my might, and in God is my trust. 
Oh put your trust in him alway, ye people ! pour out your hearts 
before him ; 

For God is our hope. 
As for the men of low degree, they are but vanity ; the men of high 
degree are deceit: 

Laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 
Oh trust not in wrong and robbety ! give not yourselves unto vanity : 

If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 
God spake once, and twice I have also heard the same, 

That power belongeth unto God ; 
And that thou, Lord, art merciful : 

For thou renderest to every man according to his work. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



136 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 10. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM LXIII. 

/~\ GOD ! thou art my God : early will I seek thee. 

My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee, in a 
barren and dry land, where no water is ; 
That I might behold thy power and glory, 

As I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 
Because thy loving-kindness is better than life itself, 

My lips shall praise thee. 
Thus will I magnify thee as long as I live, 

And lift up my hands in thy name. 
My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, 

And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. 
Have I not remembered thee in my bed, 

And thought upon thee when I was waking ? 
Because thou hast been my helper, 

Therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 
My soul cleaveth to thee ; 

Thy right hand hath upholden me. 

PSALM LXY. 

nnHOU, O God ! art praised in Sion, 

And unto thee shall the vow be performed. 
0 Thou who hearest prayer, 

Unto thee shall all flesh come. 
My misdeeds prevail against me ; 

Oh be thou merciful unto our sins ! 



Day 10. 



THE PSALTER. 



137 



Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest unto thee ; 

He shall dwell in thy courts, and shall be satisfied with the 
pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 
Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy righteousness, 0 God of 
our salvation ! — 
Thou who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and' of those 
who are afar off upon the sea ; 
Who in thy strength settest fast the mountains, 

And art girded about with power ; 
Who stillest the raging of the sea and the noise of its waves, 

And the madness of the people. 
They who dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid at 
thy tokens ; 

Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 
Thou visitest the earth and blessest it ; 

Thou makest it very plenteous. 
The river of God is full of water : 

Thou providest their corn when thou hast so prepared the earth. 
Thou waterest her furrows, thou sendest rain into the little valleys 
thereof, 

Thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the 
increase of it. 
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, 

And thy clouds drop fatness. 
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, 

And the little hills rejoice on every side. 
The mountains shall be clothed with sheep ; 

The valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall 
laugh and sing. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



138 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 11. 



2Ti)e (JMebenii) Bag* 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM LXYL 

/~\H be joyful in God, all ye lands ! sing ye the honor of his name ; 

Make his praise to be glorious. 
Say unto God, Oh how wonderful art thou in thy works ! 

Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit 
themselves unto thee. 
For all the world shall worship thee, sing of thee, 

And praise thy name. 
Oh come hither, and behold the works of God, 

How wonderful he is in his doing toward the children of men ! 
He turned the sea into dry land, so that they went through the water 
on foot': 

c, 

There did we rejoice in him. 
He ruleth with his power for ever ; his eyes behold the people ; 

And such as are rebellious shall not be able to exalt themselves. 
Oh praise our God, ye people, 

And make the voice of his praise to be heard ; 
Who holdeth our soul in life, 

And suffereth not our feet to slip ! 
For thou, 0 God ! hast proved us ; 

Thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried. 
Thou broughtest us into the snare, 

And laidst trouble upon us. 



Day 11. 



THE PSALTER. 



139 



Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads ; 

We went through fire and water, and thou broughtest us out 
into a place' of refreshment. 
Oh come hither and hearken, all ye who fear God, 

And I will tell you what he hath done for my soul ! 
I called unto him with my mouth, 

And gave him praises with my tongue. 
If I incline unto wickedness with my heart, 

The Lord will not hear me. 
But God hath heard me, 

And considered the voice of my prayer. 
Praised be God, who hath not cast out my prayer, 

Nor turned his mercy from me. 

PSALM LXVIII. 

X ET God arise, and let his enemies be scattered ; 

Let those also who hate him flee before him. 
Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive them away ; 

And like as wax melteth at the fire, so shall the ungodly perish 
at the presence of God. 
But let the righteous be glad, and rejoice before God ; 

Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 
Oh sing unto God ! and sing praises unto his name ; magnify him who 
rideth upon the heavens : 

Praise him in his name, Jehovah, and rejoice before him. 
He is a Father of the fatherless, and defendeth the cause of the widows ; 

Even God in his holy habitation. 
God restoreth the solitary to their families, and bringeth the prisoners 
out of captivity ; 

But letteth the rebellious continue in a dry land. . 
0 God ! when thou wentest forth before the people, 

When thou didst march through the wilderness, 



140 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 11. 



The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God ; 

Even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of 
Israel. 

Thou, 0 God ! sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance, 

And refreshedst it when it was weary. 
They dwelt in the midst of thy food ; 

For thou, 0 God ! didst of thy goodness provide for their need. 
The Lord gave the song of victory ; 

Great was the company of those who published it. 
Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited ; 

And she who staid at home divided the spoil. 
The chariots of God's host are numberless, even thousands of 
thousands ; 

And the Lord is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai. 
Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, and received 
gifts from men, 

Tea, even from thine enemies ; and here wilt thou dwell, 0 Lord 
God ! 

Praised be the Lord daily ; 

Even the God who helpeth'us, and poureth his benefits upon us. 
He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation : 

God is the Lord, by whom we escape death. 
The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, as I did from 
Bashan ; 

Mine own will I bring again, as I did once from the deep of 
the sea. 

Sing unto God, 0 ye kingdoms of the earth! 

Oh sing praises unto the Lord, 
Who sitteth in the heavens over all, from the beginning ! 

Lo ! he doth send out his voice ; yea, and that a mighty voice. 
Ascribe ye the power to God : 

His excellency is over Israel ; his strength is in the clouds. 



Day 11. 



THE PSALTER. 



141 



0 God ! wonderful art thou in thy holy places ; 

The God of Israel will give strength and power unto his people ; 
blessed be God. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM LXXI. 

TN thee, 0 Lord ! have I put my trust : 

Let me never be put to confusion ; 
But rescue me, and deliver me in thy righteousness ; 

Incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 
Be thou my strong hold, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast 
promised to help me, 

For thou art my house of defence, and my castle. 
Deliver me, 0 God ! out of the hand of the ungodly, 

Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 
For thou art my hope, 0 Lord God ! 

Thou art my hope, even from my youth. 
Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born ; 

My praise shall be always of thee. 
I am become a wonder unto many ; 

But my sure trust is in thee. 
Oh let my mouth be filled with thy praise, 

That I may sing of thy glory and honor all the day long ! 
Cast me not away in the time of age ; 

Forsake me not when my strength faileth me. 
Go not far from me, 0 God ! 

My God, haste thee to help me. 



142 * THE PSALTER. Day 11. 



As for me, I will patiently abide alway, 

And will praise thee more and more. 
My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation ; 

For I know no end thereof. 
I will go forth in the strength of the Lord God, 

And will make mention of thy righteousness only. 
Thou, 0 God ! hast taught me from my youth up until now ; 

Therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works. 
Forsake me not, 0 God! in mine old age, when I am gray-headed, 

Until I have shown thy strength unto this generation, and thy 
power to all those who are yet to come. 
Thy righteousness, 0 God ! is very high, 

And great things are those which thou hast done : 0 God ! who 
is like unto thee ? 
Oh what great troubles and adversities hast thou shown me ! 

And yet didst thou turn and refresh me ; yea, and broughtest me 
from the depths of the earth again. 
Thou hast brought me to great honor, 

And comforted me on every side. 
Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulness, 0 God ! playing upon 
an instrument of music ; 

Unto thee will I sing upon the harp, 0 thou Holy One of Israel ! 
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee ; 

And so will my soul, which thou hast delivered. 
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long ; 

For they are confounded and brought unto shame, who seek to 
do me evil. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



Day 12. 



THE PSALTER. 



143 



MORNING PRAYER. 

PSALM LXXH. 

/^i IVE the king thy justice, 0 God ! 

And thy righteousness unto the king's son. 
Then shall he judge thy people according unto right, 

• And defend the poor. 
The mountains also shall bring forth peace, 

And the hills righteousness unto the people. 
He shall judge the poor of the people, defend the children of the needy, 

And punish the wrong-doer. 
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, 

From one generation to another. 
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, 

Even as the drops that water the earth. 
In his time shall the righteous flourish, 

Yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth. 
His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other. 

And from the river unto the world's end. 
All kings shall fall down before him ; 

All nations shall do him service. 
For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth, 

The needy also, and him who hath no helper. 
He shall be favorable to the simple and needy, 

And shall preserve the souls of the poor. 
He shall deliver them from falsehood and wrong ; 

And dear shall their blood be in his sight. 



144 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 12. 



He shall flourish, and unto him shall be given of the gold of Arabia ; 

Prayer shall be made for him continually ; and daily shall he be 
praised. 

There shall be abundance of corn in the land ; its fruit shall wave like 
Lebanon ; 

And they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth. 
His name shall endure for ever ; his name shall remain under the sun 
among the posterities which shall be blessed through him ; 

And all the heathen shall praise him. 
Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Israel, 

Who only doth wondrous things ; 
And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever ; 

And all the earth shall be filled with his majesty. Amen, Amen. 
Now unto the King eternal,. &c, 

Be honor and glory, <fec. 



EVENING PRAYER. 



PSALM LXXIII. 




RULY God is good unto Israel, 

Even unto such as are of a clean heart. 



Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone ; 

My steps had well-nigh slipped. 
For I was envious at the wicked, 

When I saw the ungodly in such prosperity. 
For they are in no distress ; 

But are firm and strong. 
They come in no misfortune like other men ; 

Neither are they afflicted like other men. 
And this is the cause that they are so lifted up with pride, 

And filled with cruelty. 



Pay 12. 



THE PSALTER. 



145 



They are corrupt, and speak wicked blasphemy ; 

Their talking is against the Most High. 
For they set their mouth against the heaven, 

And their tongue goeth through the world. 
Therefore his people walk in their ways, 

And there drink from full fountains. 
For they say, How should God perceive it ? 

Is there knowledge in the Most High ? 
Lo ! these are the ungodly, these prosper in the world; and these have 
riches in possession; 

And I said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed 
my hands in innocency. 
For all the day long have I been smitten, 

And chastened every morning. 
Yea, and I had almost said even as they ; 

But, lo ! then I should have condemned the generation of thy 
children. • 
Then thought I to understand this ; 

But it was too hard for me, 
Until I went into the sanctuary of God : 

Then understood I the end of these men. 
Truly thou dost set them in slippery places, 

And dost cast them down, and destroy them. 
Oh how suddenly do they consume, perish, 

And come to a fearful end ! ; 
Tea, even like as a dream when one awaketh, 

So shalt thou destroy their splendor in thy wrath. 
Thus when my. heart was embittered with envy, 

And my thoughts were troubled ; 
Then was I foolish and ignorant, 

Even as it were a brute before thee. 



146 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 13. 



Nevertheless, I am alway with thee ; 

For thou hast holden me by my right hand. 
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, 

And after that receive me to glory. 
Whom have I in heaven but thee ? 

And whom upon earth do I desire in comparison with thee ? 
My flesh and my heart fail ; 

But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 
For, lo ! they who forsake thee shall perish ; 

Thou wilt destroy all those who follow after other gods. 
But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, 

To put my trust in the Lord God, and to speak of all thy glo- 
rious works. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



NTO thee, 0 God ! do we give thanks ; yea, unto thee do we give 



^ thanks. 

For that thy name is nigh, do thy wondrous works declare. 
When the promised time cometh, 

I shall judge according unto right. 
The land is weak, and all the inhabitants thereof ; 
I will bear up the pillars of it. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



PSALM LXXV. 




Day 13. 



THE PSALTER. 



147 



I said unto the fools, Deal not so madly ; 

And to the ungodly, Boast not of your strength. 
Boast not of your strength, 

And speak not with a stiff neck. 
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, 

Nor yet from the south. 
And why ? God is the Judge : 

He putteth down one, and setteth up another. 
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red ; it is 
full mixed, and he poureth out of the same. 

As for the dregs thereof, all the ungodly of the earth shall wring 
them out and drink them. 
But I will magnify the God of Jacob, 

And praise him for ever. 

PSALM LXXVI. 

TN Judah is God known ; 

His name is great in Israel. 
At Salem is his tabernacle, 4 

And his dwelling in Sion. 
At thy rebuke, 0 God of Jacob ! 

Both the chariot and horse are fallen. 
Thou, even thou, art to be feared ; 

And who may stand in thy sight when thou art angry ? 
Thou didst cause thy sentence to be heard from heaven ; 

The earth trembled and was still, 
When God arose to judgment, 

And to .help all the meek upon earth. 
The fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise ; 

And the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. 
Promise to the Lord your God, and keep it, all ye who are about him ; 

Bring presents unto him who ought to be feared. 



148 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 13. 



For he breaketh down the spirit of princes ; 

He is terrible among the kings of the earth. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM LXXVII. 

T WILL cry unto God with my voice, even unto God will I cry ; 

And oh that he would hearken unto me ! 
In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord ; 

I stretched out my hands to him all the night long ; my soul 
refused comfort. 
When I am in heaviness, I will think upon God ; f 

When my heart is vexed, I will complain. 
I consider the days of old, 

And remember the years that are past. 
I call to remembrance my song in the night ; 

I commune with mine own heart, and search out my spirit. 
Will the Lord absent himself for ever ? 

And will he be no more intreated ? 
Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? 

And is his promise come utterly to an end for evermore ? 
Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? 

And will he shut up his loving-kindness in displeasure ? 
And I said, It is mine own infirmity : 

I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. 
I will remember the works of the Lord, 

And call to mind thy wonders of old time. 
I will think also of all thy works, 

* And my talk shall be of thy doings. 



Day 13. 



THE PSALTER. 



149 



Thy way, 0 God ! is holy ; 

Who is so great a God as our God ? 
Thou art the God who doest wonders, 

And hast declared thy power among the nations. 
Thou hast mightily delivered thy people, 

Even the sons of Jacob and Joseph. 
The waters saw thee, 0 God ! the waters saw thee, and were afraid ; 

The depths also were troubled. 
The clouds poured out water, the air thundered, 

And thine arrows went abroad. 
Thy thunder roared round about ; the lightnings shone upon the ground ; 

The earth was moved, and shook withal. 
Thy way was in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, 

And thy footsteps were not found. 
Thou leddest thy people like a flock, 

By the hand of Moses and Aaron. 

PSALM LXXXII. 

/""1-OD has come up into the judgment-seat ; 
^-^ He rebuketh the judges of the earth. 
How long will ye give wrong judgment, 

And accept the persons of the ungodly? 
Defend the poor and fatherless ; 

" Do justice to the afflicted and needy. 
Deliver the outcast and poor ; 

Save them from the hand of the ungodly. 
They will not know nor understand, but walk on still in darkness : 

All the foundations of the land are disturbed. 
I have said, Ye are gods ; 

And ye are all the children of the Most High. 
But ye shall die like other men, 

And fall like tyrants. 



150 



THE PSALTEK. 



Day 14. 



Arise, 0 God ! and judge thou the earth ; 

For thou shalt take all nations to thine inheritance. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &e. 



Souxtttntl) 3Ba$. 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM LXXXIV. 

(\R how amiable are thy dwellings, 
^ Thou Lord of hosts ! 

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord ; 

My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. 
As the sparrow findeth an house, and the swallow a nest, where she 
may lay her young, 
So let me dwell at thine altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my king and 
my God ! 

Blessed are they who dwell in thy house : 

They will be alway praising thee. 
Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, 

In whose heart are thy ways. 
For them the desert valley of Baca hath fountains ; 

And they are refreshed with abundant showers. 
They will go from strength to strength, 

Till every one of them appeareth before God, in Sion. 
0 Lord God of hosts ! hear my prayer ; 

Hearken, 0 God of Jacob ! 
Behold, 0 God ! our defender ; 

And look upon the face of thine anointed. 



Day 14. 



THE PSALTER. 



151 



For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. 

I would rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to 
dwell in the tents of ungodliness. 
For the Lord God is a light and defence : the Lord will give grace and 
glory ; 

And no good thing shall he withhold from those who live a 
godly life. 

0 Lord God of hosts ! 

Blessed is the man who putteth his trust in thee. 

PSALM LXXXY. 

T~ ORD, thou art become gracious unto thy land ; 

Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. 
Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, 

And covered all their sins. 
Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, 

And turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. 
Restore us then, 0 God our Saviour ! 

And let thine anger cease from us. 
Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever ? 

Wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation ? 
Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, 

That thy people may rejoice in thee ? 
Show us thy mercy, 0 Lord ! 

And grant us thy salvation. 

1 will hear what God the Lord will speak ; 

For he will speak peace to his people and his saints ; only let 
them not return to their folly again. 
For his salvation is nigh those who fear him, 

That glory may dwell in our land. 
Mercy and truth are met together ; 

Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 



152 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 14. 



Truth shall flourish out of the earth, 

And righteousness shall look down from heaven. 
Yea, the Lord shall show his loving-kindness ; 

And our land shall yield her increase. 
Righteousness shall go before him, 

And shall keep his path continually. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 

f 

EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM LXXXVI. 

T)OW down thine ear, 0 Lord ! and hear me; 

For I am poor, and in misery. 
Preserve thou my soul, for thou art my hope ; 

My God, save thy servant who putteth his trust in thee. 
Be merciful unto me, 0 Lord ! 

For I will call daily upon thee. 
Comfort the soul of thy servant ; 

For unto thee, 0 Lord ! do I lift up my soul. 
For thou, Lord, art good and gracious, 

And of great mercy unto all those who call upon thee. 
Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, 

And ponder the voice of my humble desires. 
In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee ; 

For thou hearest me. 
All nations, whom thou hast made, shall come and worship thee, 
0 Lord ! 

And shall glorify thy name. 
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things ; 

Thou art God alone. 



Day 14. 



THE PSALTER. 



153 



Teach me thy way, 0 Lord ! and I will walk in thy truth ; 

Oh knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy name ! 
I will thank thee, 0 Lord my God ! with all my heart, 

And will praise thy name for evermore. 
For great is thy mercy toward me ; 

And thou hast delivered my soul from the terrors of death. 
0 God ! the proud are risen against me, and the congregations of vio- 
lent men have sought after my life, 

And have not set thee before their eyes. 
But thou, 0 Lord God ! art full of compassion and mercy, 

Long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth. 
Oh turn thee, then, unto me, and have mercy upon me ! 

Give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine 
handmaid. 

Show some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it, 
and be ashamed ; 
Because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. 

PSALM LXXXIX. 

Y song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord ; 

XTX With my mouth will I ever be showing thy truth from one 

generation to another. 

For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever ; 

Thy truth shalt thou establish in the heavens. 

0 Lord ! the very heavens shall praise thy wondrous works, 

And the congregation of the saints thy truth. 

For who is he in the heavens, that shall be compared unto the Lord ? 

And who among the gods shall be likened unto the Lord ? 

* 

God is very greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, 

And to be had in reverence of all who are round about him. 

0 Lord God of hosts ! who is like unto thee ? 

Thy truth, most mighty Lord, is on every side. 



154 THE PSALTER. Day 15. 



Thou rulest the raging of the sea ; 

Thou stillest the wanes thereof, when they rise. 
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine ; 

Thou hast laid the foundation of the round world, and all that 
therein is. 

Thou hast made the north and the south ; 

Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 
Thou hast a mighty arm ; strong is thy hand, 

And high is thy right hand. 
Righteousness and equity are the foundation of thy throne ; 

Mercy and truth go before thy face. 
Blessed is the people, 0 Lord ! who know the joyful sound ; 

They shall walk in the light of thy countenance. 
Their delight shall be daily in thy name ; 

And in thy righteousness shall they make their boast. 
For thou art the glory of their strength ; 

And in thy loving-kindness we shall greatly prosper. 
For the Lord is our defence ; 

The Holy One of Israel is our King. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c. ? 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM XC. 

X ORD, thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another. 
- Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst 

formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to 

everlasting, thou art God. 



Day 15. 



THE PSALTER. 



155 



Thou turnest man to destruction ; 

And sayest, Return, ye children of men. 
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, 

Or a watch in the night. 
Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are even as a sleep, 

And fade away suddenly like the grass : 
In the morning it is green, and groweth up ; 

But in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. 
For we consume away in thy displeasure, 

And are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. 
Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee, 

And our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 
* For, when thou art angry, all our days are gone ; 

We bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. 
The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; and though men be 
so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their 
strength then but labor and sorrow ; 

So soon passeth it away, and we are gone. 
But who regardeth the power of thy wrath, 

Or feareth thy displeasure as he ought ? 
So teach us to number our days, 

That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
Turn thee again, 0 Lord ! at the last, 

And be gracious unto thy servants. 
Oh satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon : 

So shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. 
Comfort us again, now, after the time that thou hast afflicted us, 

And for the years wherein we have suffered adversity. 
Show thy servants thy work, 

And their children thy glory. 
And the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us, 

Prosper thou the work of our hands upon us ; oh prosper thou 
our handiwork ! 



156 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 15. 



PSALM XCI. 

"TTTHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, 

™ * Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 
I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong hold; 

My God, in whom I will trust. 
For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, 

And from the noisome pestilence. 
He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his 
feathers ; 

His faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 
Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, • 

Nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; 
For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, 

Nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday. 
A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; 

But it shall not come nigh thee. 
But with thine eyes shalt thou behold, 

And see the reward of the ungodly. 
For the Lord is thy hope ; 

Thou hast made the Most High thy refuge. 
There shall no evil happen unto thee, 

Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, 

To keep thee in all thy w % ays. 
They shall bear thee up in their hands, 

That thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. 
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder ; 

The young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. 
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him ; 

I will set him up, because he hath known my name. 



Day 15. 



THE PSALTER. 



157 



He shall call upon me, and I will hear him ; yea, I am with him in 
trouble ; 

I will deliver him, and bring him to honor. 
With long life will I satisfy him, 

And show hirn my salvation. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c., 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 



PSALM XCIL 

TT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, 

And to sing praises unto thy name, 0 Most High ! 
To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning, 

And of thy truth in the night season. 
For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works ;• 

And I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands. 
0 Lord ! how glorious are thy works : 

. Thy thoughts are very deep ! 
An unwise man doth not consider this, 

And a fool doth not understand it. 
When the ungodly are green as the grass, and when all the workers of 
wickedness do flourish, 

Then shall they be destroyed for ever ; but thou, Lord, art the 
Most High for evermore. 
For, lo ! thine enemies, 0 Lord ! lo ! thine enemies shall perish ; 

And all the workers of wickedness shall be destroyed. 
The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree, 

And shall spread abroad like a cedar in Lebanon. 
Such as are planted in the house of the Lord 

Shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. 



158 



THE PSALTEE. 



Day 16. 



They shall bring forth fruit even in their age ; 

And shall be full of sap, and flourishing. 
That they may show how true the Lord my strength is, 

And that there is no unrighteousness in him. 

PSALM XCIII. 
HPHE Lord reigneth ; he is clothed with majesty ; 
A The Lord hath clothed himself with majesty, and girded himself 

with strength. 
He hath made the world so sure, 

That it cannot be moved. 
Ever since the world began, hath thy throne been established : 

Thou art from everlasting. 
The floods have lifted, 0 Lord ! the floods have lifted up their voice ; 

The floods lift up their waves. 
The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly ; 

But yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier. 
Thy testimonies, 0 Lord ! are very sure ; 

Holiness becometh thine house for ever. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



Qfyz gnxteentfj Hag* 

MORNING PRAYER. 

PSALM XCIY. 
i~\ LORD GOD, to whom vengeance belongeth! 

Thou God, to whom vengeance belongeth, arise ! 
Arise, thou Judge of the world, 

And reward the proud after their deserving. 



Day 16. 



THE PSALTER. 



159 



Lord, how long shall the ungodly, 

How long shall the ungodly triumph ? 
How long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully, 

And make such proud boasting ? 
They smite down thy people, 0 Lord ! 

And trouble thine heritage. 
They murder the widow and the stranger, 

And put the fatherless to death. 
And yet they say, The Lord shall not see ; 

Neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. 
Take heed, ye most foolish of men : 

0 ye fools ! when will ye understand ? 
He who planted the ear, shall he not hear ? 

Or he who made the eye, shall he not see ? 
He who chastiseth the nations, shall he not correct you ? 

Or he who teacheth man knowledge, shall he not know ? 
The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, 

That they are but vain. 
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, 0 Lord ! 

And teachest him in thy law ; 
That thou mayest give him patience in time of adversity, 

Until the pit be digged for the ungodly. 
For the Lord will not fail his people, % 

Neither will he forsake his inheritance. 
Until righteousness turn again unto judgment ; 

And all such as are true in heart shall follow it. 
Who will rise up with me against the wicked ? 

Or who will take my part against the evil-doers ? 
If the Lord had not helped me, 

It had not failed but my soul had been put to silence. 
But when I said, I am fallen, 

Thy mercy, 0 Lord ! held me up. 



160 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 16. 



In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart, 

Thy comforts have refreshed my soul. 
Wilt thou have any fellowship with the throne of those wicked ones 

Who make mischief their law ? 
They gather them together against the soul of the righteous, 

And condemn the innocent blood. 
But the Lord is my refuge ; 

And my God is the strength of my confidence. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM XCVI. 

/~\H sing unto the Lord a new song ! 

.Sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 
Sing unto the Lord, and praise his name ; 

• Be telling of his salvation from day to day. 
Declare his honor, unto the heathen, 

And his wonders unto all the people. 
For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praised ; 

He is more to be feared than all gods. 
As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols ; 

But it is the Lord who made the heavens. 
Glory and worship are before him ; 

Power and honor are in his sanctuary. 
Ascribe unto the Lord, 0 ye families of the people ! 

Ascribe unto the Lord worship and power. 
Ascribe unto the Lord the honor due unto his name ; 

Bring offerings, and come into his courts. 



Day 16. 



THE PSALTER. 



161 



Oh worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ! 

Let the whole earth stand in awe of him. 
Tell it out among the heathen, that the Lord is King ; that it is he who 
hath made the world so fast, that it cannot be moved ; 

And that he shall judge the people righteously. 
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; 

Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is. 
Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it ; 

Let all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord. 
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth ; 

And with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with 
his truth. 

PSALM XCVII. 

HPHE Lord is King : the earth may be glad thereof ; 

Yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. 
Clouds and darkness are round about him ; > 

Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne. 
There shall go a fire before him, 

And burn up his enemies on every side. 
His lightnings shone through the world ; 

The earth saw, and was afraid. 
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, 

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 
The heavens have declared his righteousness ; 

And all the people have seen his glory. 
Confounded be they who worship carved images, who glory in idols: 

Worship him, all ye gods. 
Sion heard of it, and rejoiced ; and the daughters of Judah were glad, 

Because of thy judgments, 0 Lord ! 
For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth ; 

Thou art exalted far above all gods. 



162 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 17 



0 ye who love the Lord ! see that ye hate the thing which is evil : 

The Lord preserveth the souls of his saints ; he shall deliver 
them from the hand of the ungodly. 
There is sprung up a light for the righteous, 

And joyful gladness for such as are true of heart. 
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ; 

And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



&ije £&ebnttenttJj 2Jag, 

MORNING PRAYER. 

PSALM XCIX. 

npHE Lord is King : let the nations tremble. 

He sitteth between the cherubim : let the earth be moved. 
Oh magnify the Lord our God, 

And fall down before his footstool ! for he is holy. 
Moses and Aaron, the chief among his ministers ; and Samuel among 
such as call upon his name, — 

These called upon the Lord, and he heard them. 
Thou heardest them, 0 Lord our God ! 

Thou forgavest them, 0 God ! though thou didst punish their 
iniquities. 

Oh magnify the Lord our God, and worship him upon his holy hill ! 
For the Lord our God is holy. 

psalm cn. 

TT"EAR my prayer, 0 Lord ! 

And let my crying come unto thee. 



Day 17. 



THE PSALTER. 



163 



Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble ; 

Incline thine ears unto me when I call ; answer me speedily ! 
My days are gone like a shadow, 

And I am withered like grass. 
But thou, 0 Lord ! shalt endure for ever, 

And thy remembrance throughout all generations. 
Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Sion ; 

For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come. 
For thy servants love the very stones thereof, 

And it pitieth them to see her in the dust. 
Then the heathen shall fear thy name, 0 Lord ! 

And all the kings of the earth thy majesty. 
For the Lord will build up Sion ; 

He will appear in his glory. 
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, 

And will not despise their desire. 
This shall be written for those who come after ; 

And the people who shall be born shall praise the Lord. 
For he hath looked down from his sanctuary : 

Out of the heaven did the Lord behold the earth ; 
That he might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity, 

And deliver the people appointed unto death ; 
That they may declare the name of the Lord in Sion, 

And his worship at Jerusalem ; 
When the people are gathered together, 

And the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord. 
Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth ; 

And the heavens are the work of thy hands. 
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure ; 

They all shall wax old as doth a garment ; 
And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed : 

But thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 



164 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 17. 



The children of thy servants shall continue ; 

And their seed shall stand fast in thy sight. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM cm. 

T>LESS the Lord, 0 my soul ! 

And all that is within me, bless his holy name. 
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul ! 

And forget not all his benefits ; 
Who forgiveth all thy sin, 

And healeth all thine infirmities ; 
Who saveth thy life from destruction, 

And crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness ; 
Who filleth the morning of thy life with good things, 

And reneweth thy youth like the eagle's. 
The Lord executeth righteousness 

And judgment for all those who are oppressed. 
He showed his ways unto Moses, 

His works unto the children of Israel. 
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, 

Long-suffering, and of great goodness. 
He will not alway be chiding ; 

Neither keepeth he his anger for ever. 
He hath not dealt with us after our sins, 

Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 
For as the heaven is high above the earth, 

So great is his mercy toward those who fear him. 



Day 17. 



THE PSALTER. 



165 



As far as the east is from the west, 

So far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 
Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, 

Even so the Lord pitieth those who fear him. 
For he knoweth our frame ; 

He remembereth that we are but dust. 
The days of man are but as grass ; 

He flourisheth as a flower of the field. 
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; 

And the place thereof shall know it no more. 
But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon 
those who fear him, 

And his righteousness upon children's children ; 
Even upon such as keep his covenant, 

And think upon his commandments to do them. 
The Lord hath established his throne in heaven ; 

And his kingdom ruleth over all. 
Oh praise the Lord, ye angels of his, — 

Ye who excel in strength, ye who fulfil his commandment, and 
hearken unto the voice of his words ! 
Oh praise the Lord ! all ye his hosts, 

Ye servants of his who do his pleasure. 
Oh praise the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion ! 

Praise thou the Lord, 0 my soul ! 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



166 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 18. 



Ei)t iSHgJjteentf) Bag* 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CIV. 

T[)RAISE the Lord, 0 my soul ! 0 Lord, my God ! thou art exceeding 
glorious ; 

Thou art clothed with majesty and honor. 
Thou deckest thyself with light, as it were with a garment ; 

And spreadest out the heavens like a curtain. 
He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters ; 

He maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings 
of the wind. 
He maketh the winds his messengers, 

His ministers the flaming fires. 
He laid the foundations of the earth, 

That it should never be moved. 
Thou coveredst it with the deep, as with a garment ; 

The waters stood above the hills. 
At thy rebuke they fled ; 

At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 
They sunk from the hills, down to the valleys beneath, 

Even unto the place which thou hadst appointed for them. 
Thou hast set them their bounds, which they shall not pass, 

Neither turn again to cover the earth. 
Thou pourest out the springs into the rivers 

Which run among the hills. 
All beasts of the field drink thereof, 

And the wild asses quench their thirst. 



Day 18. 



THE PSALTER. 



167 



Beside them the fowls of the air have their habitation, 

And sing among the branches. 
Thou waterest the hills from thy chambers ; 

The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. 
He bringeth forth grass for the cattle, 

And green herb for the service of men ; 
That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the 
heart of man, 

And oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to 
strengthen man's heart. 
The lofty trees also are full of sap, — 

Even the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted, 
Wherein the birds make their nests ; 

And the fir-trees are a dwelling for the stork. 
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, 

And the stony rocks for the conies. 
He appointeth the moon for certain seasons ; 

And the sun knoweth his going down. 
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, 

Wherein all the beasts of the forest do move. 
The lions roar after their prey, 

* And seek their meat from God. 
The sun ariseth, and they get them away together, 

And lay them down in their dens. 
Then man goeth forth to his work, 

And to his labor until the evening. 
0 Lord ! how manifold are thy works ! [riches. 

In wisdom hast thou made them all ; the earth is full of thy 
So is the great and wide sea also, 

Wherein move creatures innumerable, both small and great. 
There go the ships, and there the leviathan, 

Which thou hast made to take his pastime therein. 



168 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 18. 



These wait all upon thee. 

That thou mayest give them their meat in due season. 
Thou givest it them, and they gather it ; 

Thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good. 
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled ; 

Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to the dust. 
Thou seiidest forth thy Spirit, they are created ; 

And thou renewest the face of the earth. 
The glorious majesty of the Lord shall endure for ever; 

The Lord shall rejoice in his works. 
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth ; 

He toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live ; 

I will praise my God while I have my being. 
And so shall my words please him ; 

My joy shall be in the Lord. 
Praise thou the Lord, 0 my soul ! 

Praise the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM CVH. 

/^\H give thanks unto the Lord ! for he is gracious, 

• And his mercy endureth for ever. 
Let them give thanks, whom the Lord has redeemed, 

And delivered from the hand of the enemy ; 
And gathered them out of the lands, 

From the east and the west, from the north and the south. 



Day 18. 



THE PSALTER. 



169 



They wandered in the wilderness, in a solitary way, 

And found no city to dwell in ; 
Hungry and thirsty, 

Their soul fainted in them. 
So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 

And he delivered them from their distress. 
He led them forth by the right way, 

That they might go to an inhabited city. 
Oh that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, 

And for the wonders that he doeth for the children of men ! 
For he satisfieth the empty soul, 

And filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 

Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, 

Being fast bound in misery and iron ; 
Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord, 

And lightly regarded the counsel of the Most High, — 
He brought down their heart through calamity ; 

They fell down, and there was none to help them. 
So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 

And he delivered them out of their distress. 
For he brought them out of darkness and out of the shadow of death, 

And brake their bonds in sunder. 
Oh that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, 

And for the wonders that he doeth for the children of men ! 
For he hath broken the gates of brass, 

And smitten the bars of iron in sunder. 

Foolish men are afflicted for their offences, 

And because of their wickedness. 
Their soul refaseth all manner of food, 

And they are even at death's door. 



170 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 18. 



So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, 

And he delivered them out of their distress. 
He sent his word, and healed them ; 

And they were saved from their destruction. 
Oh that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, 

And for the wonders that he doeth for the children of men ! 
That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 

And tell out his works with gladness ! 

They who go down to the sea in ships, 

And pursue their business in the great waters, — 
These men see the works of the Lord, 

And his wonders in the deep. 
For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, 

Which lifteth up the waves thereof. 
They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the depths ; 

Their soul melteth away because of the trouble. 
So they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, 

And he delivereth them out of their distress. 
For he maketh the storm to cease, 

And the waves to be still.* 
Then are they glad because they are at rest ; 

And so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. 
Oh that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, 

And declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of 
men ! 

That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people, 

And praise him in the assembly of the elders ! 
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, 

And water-springs into dry ground. 
A fruitful land maketh he barren, 

For the wickedness of those who dwell therein. 



Day 19. 



THE PSALTER. 



171 



Again he maketh the wilderness a standing water, 

And water-springs of a dry ground. 
And there he setteth the hungry, 

That they may build them a city to dwell in ; 
That they may sow their land, and plant vineyards, 

To yield them fruits of increase. 
He blesseth them so that they multiply exceedingly, 

And suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 
Again, when they are minished and brought low through oppression, 

Through any plague or trouble ; 
Though he suffer them to be evil intreafced through tyrants, 

And let them wander out of the way in the wilderness, — 
Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery, 

And maketh him households like a flock. 
The righteous will consider this,, and rejoice ; 

And the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped. 
Whoso is wise will ponder these things, 

And understand the loving-kindness of the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



Ei)t fUiuteent! Bag* 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXI. 

X WILL give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart, 
Secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation. 

The works of the Lord are great, 

Sought out by all those who have pleasure therein. 



172 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 19. 



His works are worthy to be praised and had in honor ; 

And his righteousness endureth for ever. 
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered ; 

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. 
He hath given food unto those who fear him ; 

For he will ever be mindful of his covenant. 
He hath shown his people the power of his works, 

That he may give them the heritage of the heathen. 
The works of his hands are verity and judgment ; 

All his commandments are true. 
They stand fast for ever and ever, 

And are done in truth and equity. 
He sent redemption to his people ; he established his covenant for 
ever ; 

Holy and reverend is his name. 
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ; a good understanding 
have all they who obey him ; 
His praise endureth for ever. 

PSALM CXIL 

TJ3LESSED is the man who feareth the Lord, 

And who hath great delight in his commandments. 
His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth ; 

The generation of the faithful shall be blessed. 
Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house ; 

And his righteousness endureth for ever. 
Unto the godly there ariseth light in the darkness ; 

He is merciful, loving, and righteous. 
A good man is merciful, and lendeth ; 

And will guide his affairs with discretion. 
Surely he shall never be moved ; 

And the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. 



Day 19. 



THE PSALTER. 



173 



He will not be afraid of any evil tidings ; 

For his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the Lord. 
He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor ; his righteousness 
remaineth for ever ; 

His horn shall be exalted with honor. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM CXIII. 

T)RAISE the Lord, ye servants of his ; 
-**- Oh praise the name of the Lord ! 
Blessed be the name of the Lord, 

From this time forth for evermore. 
Let the Lord's name be praised from the rising of the sun 

Unto the going down of the same. 
The Lord is high above all nations, 

And his glory above the heavens. 
Who is like unto the Lord our God, who hath his dwelling so high, 

And yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in 
heaven and earth ? 
He taketh up the simple out of the dust, 

And lifteth the poor out of the mire ; 
That he may set him with the princes, — 

Even with the princes of his people. 

PSALM CXV. 
TVTOT unto us, 0 Lord ! not unto us, 

^ But unto thy name give the praise, for thy loving mercy, and for 
thy truth's sake. 



174 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 19. 



Wherefore shall the heathen say, 

Where is now their G-od ? 
As for our God, he is in heaven ; 

He hath done whatsoever pleased him. 
Their idols are silver and gold, 

Even the work of men's hands. 
They have mouths, but speak not ; 

Eyes have they, but see not. 
They have ears, but hear not ; 

Noses have they, but smell not. 
They have hands, but handle not ; feet have they, and walk not ; 

Neither speak they through their throat. 
They who make them are like unto them ; 

And so are all they who put their trust in them. 
But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in the Lord : 

He is our succor and defence. 
Ye who fear the Lord, put your trust in the Lord : 

He is our helper and defender. 
The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he will bless us ; 

He will bless those who fear the Lord, both small and great. 
The Lord shall increase you more and more, — 

You and your children. 
Ye are the blessed of the Lord, 

Who made heaven and earth. 
All the whole heavens are the Lord's ; 

The earth hath he given to the children of men. 
The dead praise not the Lord, 

Neither they who go down into silence. 
But we will praise the Lord, 

From this time forth for evermore. Praise the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



Day 20. 



THE PSALTER. 



175 



Ei)t ©toeniietf) Bag- 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXYI. 

T LOVE the Lord, because he heard the voice of my prayer. He hath 
inclined his ear unto me ; 

Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 
The snares of death compassed me round about ; 

And the pains of the grave took hold upon me. 
I found trouble and heaviness ; then I called upon the Lord : 

0 Lord ! I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; 

Yea, our God is merciful. 
The Lord preserveth the simple ; 

1 was in misery, and he helped me. 
Turn again then unto thy rest, 0 my soul ! 

For the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 

Mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 
I will walk before the Lord 

In the land of the living. 
I believed, although I said, I am sore troubled ; 

I said in my haste, All men are false. 
What shall I render unto the Lord 

For all the benefits that he hath done unto me ? 
I will pour out the cup of salvation, 

And call upon the name of the Lord. 
I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people : 

Right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 



176 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 20. 



I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 

And will call upon the name of the Lord. 
I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of all his people, 

In the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, 
0 Jerusalem ! Praise the Lord. 

PSALM CXVIL 

dTX H praise the Lord ! all ye people ; 

Praise him, all ye nations. 
For his merciful kindness is great toward us ; 

And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM CXVHI. 

f\B. give thanks unto the Lord ! for he is gracious, 

And his mercy endureth for ever. 
I called upon the Lord in trouble, 

And the Lord heard and delivered me. 
The Lord is on my side ; 

I will not fear what man doeth unto me. 
It is better to trust in the Lord, 

Than to put confidence in man. 
It is better to trust in the Lord, 

Than to put confidence in princes. 
The Lord is my strength and my song, 

And is become my salvation. 
The voice of joy and salvation is in the dwellings of the righteous ; 

The right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. 



Day 20. 



THE PSALTER. 



177 



The right hand of the Lord is exalted ; 

The right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. 
I shall not die, but live, 

And declare the works of the Lord. 
The Lord hath chastened and corrected me ; 

But he hath not given me over unto death. 
Open to me the gates of holiness, that I may go into them, 

And give thanks unto the Lord. 
This is the gate of the Lord, 

Into which the righteous shall enter. 
I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me, 

And art become my salvation. 
The same stone which the builders refused 

Is become the head-stone in the corner. 
This is the Lord's doing, 

And it is marvellous in our eyes. 
This is the day which the Lord hath made : 

We will rejoice and be glad in it. 
Save now, 0 Lord ! 

0 Lord ! send us now prosperity. 
Blessed be he who cometh in the name of the Lord ! 

We bless you, ye who are of the house of the Lord. 
Thou art my God, and I will thank thee ; 

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee. 
Oh give thanks unto the Lord ! for he is gracious, 

And his mercy endureth for ever. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



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178 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 21. 



Ctoentg^rst Bag- 

MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

ALEPK. 

TT)LESSED are they who are undefiled in the way, 

And walk in the law of the Lord. 
Blessed are they who keep his testimonies, 

And seek him with their whole heart ; 
Who do no wickedness, 

But walk in his ways. 
Thou hast charged that we shall diligently keep thy commandments. 

Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes ! 
So shall I not be confounded, 

While I have respect unto all thy commandments. 
I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, 

When I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 
I will keep thy laws : 

Oh forsake me not utterly ! 

BETH. 

'Wf HERE WITHAL shall a young man cleanse his way ? 

* Even by ruling himself after thy word. 
With my whole heart have I sought thee : 

Oh let me not go wrong out of thy commandments ! 
Thy words have I hid within my heart, 

That I should not sin against thee. 
Blessed art thou, 0 Lord ! 

Oh teach me thy statutes ! 



Day 21. 



THE PSALTER. 



179 



With my lips have I been telling of all the judgments of thy mouth. 

I have had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in 
all manner of riches. 
I will meditate on thy commandments, 

And have respect unto thy ways. 
My delight shall be in thy statutes, 

And I will not forget thy word. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

GIMEL. 

i^H deal kindly with thy servant, 

^ That I may live and keep thy word ! 

Open thou mine eyes. 

That I may see the wondrous things of thy law. 
I am a stranger upon earth : 

Oh hide not thy commandments from me ! 
My soul trembles for the very fervent desire 

That it hath alway unto thy judgments. 
Thou hast rebuked the proud ; 

And cursed are they who do err from thy commandments. 
Oh turn from me reproach and contempt ! 

For I have kept thy testimonies. 
Though princes did sit and speak against me, 

Thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. 
For thy testimonies are my delight 

And my counsellors. 



180 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 22. 



DALETH. 

1% If Y soul cleaveth to the dust : 

JJrA Qj a q U i c k en thou me according to thy word ! 

I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heardest me : 

Oh teach me thy statutes ! 
Make me to understand the way of thy commandments ; 

And so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 
My soul melteth away for very heaviness ; 

Comfort thou me according unto thy word. 
Eemove me from the deceitful way ; 

And cause thou me to make much of thy law. 
I have chosen the way of truth, 

And thy judgments have I laid before me. 
I have kept close unto thy testimonies ; 

0 Lord ! confound me not. 
I will run the way of thy commandments, 

When thou hast set my heart at liberty. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

HE. 

rpEACH me, 0 Lord ! the way of thy statutes ; 

And I shall keep it unto the end. 
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law ; 

Yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart. 



Day 22. 



THE PSALTER. 



181 



Make me to go in the path of thy commandments ; 

For therein is my desire. 
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, 

And not to covetousness. 
Oh turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity ! 

And quicken thou me in thy way. 
Oh establish thy word in thy servant, 

That I may fear thee ! 
Take away the reproach that I am afraid of ; 

For thy judgments are good. 
Behold ! my delight is in thy commandments : 

Oh quicken me in thy righteousness ! 

VAU. 

X ET thy loving mercy come unto me, 0 Lord ! 

Even thy salvation, according unto thy word. 
So shall I make answer unto those who reproach me ; 

For my trust is in thy word. 
Oh take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth ! 

For my hope is in thy judgments. 
So shall I alway keep thy law ; 

Yea, for ever and ever. 
And I will walk at liberty ; 

For I seek thy commandments. 
I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed ; 

And my delight shall be in thy commandments, which I love. 
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I love ; 

And my study shall be in thy statutes. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



182 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 22. 



EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

ZAIN. 

/~\H think upon thy word of promise to thy servant, 

Wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust ! 
The same is my comfort in my trouble ; 

For thy word hath quickened me. 
The proud have had me exceedingly in derision ; 

Yet have I not shrunk from thy law. 
For I remembered thy judgments of old, 0 Lord ! 

And received comfort. 
Horror hath taken hold upon me, 

Because of the wicked who forsake thy law. 
Thy statutes have been my songs 

In the house of my pilgrimage. 
I have thought upon thy name, 0 Lord ! in the night season ; 

And have kept thy law. 
I esteemed myself rich, 

In that I have kept thy commandments. 

CHETH. 

rriHOU art my portion, 0 Lord ! 

I have promised to keep thy law. 
I entreat thy favor with my whole heart : 

Oh be merciful unto me, according to thy word ! 
I called my ways to remembrance, 

And turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 
I made haste and delayed not 

To keep thy commandments. 



Day 23. 



THE PSALTER. 



183 



The bands of the ungodly have robbed me ; 

But I have not forgotten thy law. 
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee, 

Because of thy righteous judgments. 
I am a companion of all those who fear thee 

And keep thy commandments. 
The earth, 0 Lord ! is full of thy mercy : 

Oh teach me thy statutes ! 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

TETH. 

/~\ LORD ! thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant, 

According unto thy word. 
Oh teach me true understanding and knowledge ! 

For I have believed thy commandments. 
Before I was afflicted, I went astray ; 

But now have I kept thy word. 
Thou art good and doest good : 

Oh teach me thy statutes ! 
The proud have forged a lie against me ; 

But I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart. 
It is good for me that I have been in trouble. 

That I may learn thy statutes. 
The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me 

Than thousands of gold and silver. 



184 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 23. 



JOD. 



fTlHY hands have made me, and fashioned me : 
* Oh give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments ! 
They who fear thee will be glad when they see me, 

Because I have put my trust in thy word. 
I know, 0 Lord ! that thy judgments are right, 

And that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled. 
Oh let thy merciful kindness be my comfort, 

According to thy word unto thy servant ! 
Oh let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live ! 

For thy law is my delight. 
Let such as fear thee be turned unto me, 

And they shall know thy testimonies. 
Oh let my heart be sound in thy statutes, 

. That I be not ashamed ! 



CAPH. 



It/TY soul hath longed for thy salvation ; 

And I have a good hope because of thy word. 
Mine eyes languish for thy word ; saying, 

Oh ! when wilt thou comfort me ? 
Oh quicken me after thy loving-kindness ! 

And so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



Day 23. 



THE PSALTER. 



185 



EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

LAMED. 

S~\ LORD ! thy word endureth for ever, 

Being established like the heavens. 
Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another : 

Thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth. 
They continue this day according to thine ordinance ; 

For all things serve thee. 
If my delight had not been in thy law, 

I should have perished in my misery. 
I will never forget thy commandments ; 

For with them thou hast quickened me. 
I am thine : oh save me ! 

For I have sought thy commandments. 
The ungodly laid wait for me, to destroy me ; 

But I will consider thy testimonies. 
I see that all things come to an end ; 

But thy commandment is eternal. 

MEM. 

/~^H how I love thy law ! 

All the day long is my study in it. 
Thou by thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies ; 

For they are ever with me. 
I have more understanding than my teachers ; 

For thy testimonies are my study. 
I am wiser than the aged ; 

Because I keep thy commandments. 



186 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 24. 



I have refrained my feet from every evil way, 

Because I keep thy word. 
I have not shrunk from thy judgments ; 

For thou teachest me. 
How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! 

Yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth. 
Through thy commandments I get understanding ; 

Therefore I hate all evil ways. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

NUN. 

HHHY word is a lamp unto my feet, 

And a light unto my paths. 
I have sworn, and am steadfastly purposed, 

To keep thy righteous judgments. 
I am troubled above measure : 

Revive me, 0 Lord ! according to thy word. 
Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee, 0 Lord ! 

And teach thou me thy judgments. 
My life is in constant peril ; 

Yet do I not forget thy law. 
The ungodly have laid a snare for me ; 

But yet I swerve not from thy commandments. 



Day 24. 



THE PSALTER. 



187 



Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever ; and why ? 

They are the very joy of my heart. 
I have applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes, 

Which are an everlasting reward. 

SAMECH. 

X HATE wicked imaginations ; 

But thy law do I love. 
Thou art my defence and shield ; 

And my trust is in thy word. 
Depart from me, ye wicked : 

I will keep the commandments of my God. 
Oh stablish me according to thy word, that I may live ! 

And let me not be disappointed of my hope. 
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe ; 

Yea, my delight shall be ever in thy statutes. 
Thou hast trodden down all those who depart from thy statutes ; 

For they imagine but deceit. 
Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross ; 

Therefore I love thy testimonies. 
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee ; 

And I am afraid of thy judgments. 

A1N. 

T HAVE done judgment and justice : 

Oh give me not over unto mine oppressors ! 
Oh lead thy servant in safety, 

That the proud do me no wrong ! 
Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health, 

And for the word of thy righteousness. 
Oh deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy ! 

And teach me thy statutes. 



188 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 24. 



I am thy servant : oh grant me understanding, 

That I may know thy testimonies ! 
It is time for thee, Lord, to execute judgment ; 

For men have set at nought thy lam 
For I love thy commandments above gold 

And precious stones. 
Therefore I direct my way according to all thy commandments ; 

And all false ways I utterly abhor. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

PE. 

npHY testimonies are wonderful ; 

Therefore doth my soul keep them. 
When thy word goeth forth, it giveth light 

And understanding unto the simple. 
I opened my mouth, and panted for thy commandments ; 

For they are my exceeding delight. 
Oh look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me ; 

As thou usest to do unto those who love thy name ! 
Order my steps in thy word ; 

And let no wickedness have dominion over me. 
Oh deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men ! 

And so shall I keep thy commandments. 
Show the light of thy countenance upon thy servant ; 

And teach me thy statutes. 

TZADDI. 

T) IGHTEOUS art thou, 0 Lord ! 
And true is thy judgment. 



Day 24. 



THE PSALTER. 



189 



The testimonies that thou hast commanded are just, 

And altogether righteous. 
Thy word is approved to the utmost ; 

And thy servant loveth it. 
I am small, and of no reputation ; 

Yet do I not forget thy commandments. 
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness ; 

And thy law is the truth. 
When trouble and heaviness take hold upon me, 

My delight is in thy commandments. 
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting : 

Oh grant me understanding, and I shall live ! 

KOPH. 

T CALL with my whole heart : 

Hear me, 0 Lord ! I will keep thy statutes. 
Yea, even unto thee do I call : 

Help me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 
Early in the morning do I cry unto thee ; 

For in thy word is my trust. 
Mine eyes anticipate the night watches, 

That I might be occupied in thy words. 
Hear my voice, 0 Lord ! according unto thy loving-kindness ; 

Quicken me according as thou art wont. 
They draw nigh who of malice persecute me, 

And are far from thy law. 
But thou also art nigh, 0 Lord ! 

All thy commandments are true. 
Concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since, 

That thou hast established them for ever. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



190 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 25. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXIX. 

RESH. 

/~\H consider mine adversity, and deliver me ! 

For I do not forget thy law. 
Plead thou my cause, and deliver me ; 

Preserve me according to thy word. 
Salvation is far from the ungodly ; 

For they regard not thy statutes. 
Great is thy mercy, 0 Lord ! 

Quicken me according to thy judgments. 
It grievetli me, when I see the transgressors, 

Because they keep not thy law. 
Consider, 0 Lord ! how I love thy commandments ; 

Oh revive me according to thy loving-kindness ! 
Thy word is true from everlasting ; 

All the judgments of thy righteousness endure for evermore. 

SCHIN. 

T AM as glad of thy word 

As one who findeth great spoils. 
As for lies, I hate and abhor them ; 

But thy law do I love. 
Seven times a day do I praise thee. 

Because of thy righteous judgments. 
Great is the peace that they have who love thy law ; 

And nothing shall offend them. 



Day 25. 



THE PSALTER. 



191 



Lord, I have looked for thy saving health, 

And done after thy commandments. 
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, 

And loved them exceedingly. 
I have kept thy commandments and testimonies ; 

For all my ways are before thee. 

TAU. 

T ET my prayer come before thee, 0 Lord ! 

Give me understanding, according to thy word. 
Let my supplication come before thee ; 

Deliver me according to thy word. 
My lips shall speak of thy praise 

When thou hast taught me thy statutes. 
Yea, my tongue shall speak of thy word ; 

For all thy commandments are righteous. 
Let thine hand help me ; 

For I have chosen thy commandments. 
I have longed for thy saving health, 0 Lord ! 

And in thy law is my delight. 
Oh let my soul live, and it shall praise thee, 

And thy judgments shall help me ! 
I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost : oh seek thy servant ! 

For I do not forget thy commandments. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM CXXL 

T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills 
From whence cometh my help. 



192 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 25. 



My help cometh even from the Lord, 

Who hath made heaven and earth. 
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; 

And he who keepeth thee will not sleep. 
Behold ! he who keepeth Israel 

Shall neither slumber nor sleep. 
The Lord himself is thy keeper ; 

The Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand : 
So that the snn shall not smite thee by day, 

Neither the moon by night. 
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; 

Yea, it is even he who shall keep thy soul. 
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, 

From this time forth for evermore. 

PSALM CXXII. 

T WAS glad when they said unto me, 

■ Let us go into the house of the Lord. 
Our feet shall stand 

Within thy gates, 0 Jerusalem ! 
Jerusalem is built as a city 

That is at unity in itself. 
Thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, according to the 
law of Israel, 

To give thanks unto the name of the Lord. 
For there is the seat of judgment, 

Even the throne of the house of David. 
Oh pray for the peace of Jerusalem ! 

They shall prosper who love thee. 
Peace be within thy walls, 

And prosperity within thy palaces. 
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will say, 

Peace be within thee. 



Day 26. 



THE PSALTER. 



193 



Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God, 

I will seek to do thee good. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 

PSALM CXXIII. 

TTNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, 
^ 0 thou who dwellest in the heavens ! 

Behold ! even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their mas- 
ters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her 
mistress ; 

Even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have 
mercy upon us. 
Have mercy upon us, 0 Lord ! have mercy upon us ; 

For we are utterly despised. 
Our soul is filled with the insolence of the prosperous, 

And with the despitefulness of the proud. 

PSALM CXXIY. 

TF the Lord himself had not been on our side, 

Now may Israel say ; 
If the Lord himself had not been on our side, 

When men rose up against us,— 
They had swallowed us up alive, 

When they were so wrathfully displeased at us ; 
Yea, the waters had drowned us ; the stream had gone over our soul ; 

The proud waters had gone over our soul. 

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194 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 26. 



But praised be the Lord, 

Who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth. 
Our soul is escaped, even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler ; 

The snare is broken, and we are delivered. 
Our help is in the name of the Lord, 

Who hath made heaven and earth. 

PSALM CXXV. 

rflHEY who put their trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Sion, 

Which may not be removed, but standeth fast for ever. 
As the hills stand about Jerusalem, 

Even so standeth the Lord round about his people, from this 
time forth for evermore. 
For the sceptre of the ungodly shall not rule over the righteous, 

Unless the righteous put their hand unto wickedness. 
ho well, 0 Lord ! unto those who are good 

And true of heart. 
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead 
them forth with the evil doers ; 

But peace shall be upon Israel. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM CXXVL 

.AVTHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion ? 

" Then w T ere we like unto those who dream. 
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, 
And our tongue with joy. 



Day 26. 



THE PSALTER. 



195 



Then said they among the heathen, 

The Lord hath done great things for them. 
Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us, 

Whereof we rejoice. 
Thou hast restored our captives, 0 Lord ! 

As the rivers in the south. 
They who sow in tears 

Shall reap in joy. 
He who goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed, 

Shall come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him. 

PSALM CXXVII. 

T^XCEPT the Lord build the house, 

Their labor is but lost who build it. 
Except the Lord keep the city, 

The watchman waketh but in vain. 
It is but lost labor that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, 
and eat the bread of carefulness ; 

For surely he giveth his beloved sleep. 
Lo ! children are an heritage 

And gift that cometh of the Lord. 
Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, 

Even so are the young children. 
Happy is the man who hath his quiver full of them : 

They shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies 
in the gate. 

PSALM CXXVIII. 

T>LESSED is he who feareth the Lord, 

And walketh in his ways. 
For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands ; 

Oh blessed art thou, and happy shalt thou be ! 



196 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 27. 



Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thine house ; 

Thy children, like olive branches round about thy table. 
Lo ! thus shall the man be blessed 

Who feareth the Lord. 
The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless thee, 

That thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long ; 
Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, 

And peace upon Israel. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXXX. 

/~\UT of the deep do I cry to thee, 0 Lord ! Lord, hear my voice. 

Oh let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint ! 
If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, 

0 Lord ! who may abide it ? 
But there is mercy with thee ; 

Therefore shalt thou be feared. 
I look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait for him ; 

In his word is my trust. 
My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they that watch for the 
morning ; 

Yea, more than they that watch for the morning. 
0 Israel ! trust in the Lord ; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with 
him is plenteous redemption. 
And he shall redeem Israel from all his sin. 



Day 27. 



THE PSALTER, 



197 



PSALM CXXXI. 

X ORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty. 

I will not exercise myself in great matters, which are too high 
for me ; 

But will refrain my soul, and keep it low, 

Like as a child that is weaned from his mother ; yea, my soul 
shall be even as a weaned child. 

0 Israel ! trust in the Lord, 

Prom this time forth for evermore. 

psalm cxxxn. 

A RISE, 0 Lord ! into thy resting-place, 
XX Thou, and the ark of thy strength. 
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, 

And let thy saints sing with joyfulness. 
For the Lord hath chosen Sion ; 

He hath desired it for his habitation. 
This shall be my rest for ever ; 

Here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein. 

1 will bless her provision with increase, 

And will satisfy her poor with bread. 
I will clothe her priests with salvation ; 

And her saints shall rejoice and sing. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 

EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM CXXXHI. 
"OEHOLD ! how good and joyful a thing it is 
Por brethren to dwell together in unity ! 



198 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 27. 



It is like precious perfume upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, 
Even Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing ; 

Like the dew of Hermon, and that which falleth upon the hill of Sion. 
For there the Lord promiseth his blessing, and life for evermore. 

PSALM CXXXIV. 

/~\H praise the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord ! 

Ye who by night stand in the house of the Lord, even in. the 
courts of the house of our God, 
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, 

And praise the Lord. 
The Lord, who made heaven and earth, 

Give thee his blessing out of Sion. 

PSALM CXXXV. 

/~\H praise the Lord ! praise ye the name of the Lord ; 

Praise it, 0 ye servants of the Lord ! 
Ye who stand in the house of the Lord, 

In the courts of the house of our God ; 
Oh praise the Lord ! for the Lord is gracious ; 

Oh sing praises unto his name ! for it is lovely. 
The Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, 

And Israel for his own possession. 
I know that the Lord is great, 

And that our Lord is above all gods. 
Whatsoever the Lord pleaseth, that doeth he 

In heaven and in earth, in the sea and in all depths. 
He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world, 

And sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds 
out of his treasuries. 
Thy name, 0 Lord ! endureth for ever ; 

And thy memorial, 0 Lord ! from one generation to another. 



Day 28. 



THE PSALTER. 



199 



For the Lord will defend his people, 

And be gracious unto his servants. 
As for the idols of the heathen, they are but silver and gold, 

The work of men's hands. 
They have mouths, and speak not ; 

Eyes have they, but they see not ; 
They have ears, and yet they hear not ; 

Neither is there any breath in their mouths. 
They who make them are like unto them ; 

And so are all they who put their trust in them. 
Praise the Lord, ye house of Israel ; 

Ye who fear the Lord, praise the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



MORNIN G PRAYER. 

PSALM CXXXYI. 

f\B. give thanks unto the Lord ! for he is gracious ; 
^-^ And his mercy endureth for ever. 
Oh give thanks unto the God of all gods ! 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Oh thank the Lord of all lords ! 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Who only doeth great wonders ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 



200 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 28. 



Who laid out the earth above the waters ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Who hath made great lights ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
The sun to rule by day ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
The moon and the stars to govern the night ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Who remembereth us when we are in trouble ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
And hath delivered us from our enemies ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Who giveth food to all flesh ; 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 
Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven ! 

For his mercy endureth for ever. 

PSALM CXXXVIII. 

T WILL give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord ! with my whole heart ; 

Even before princes will I sing praise unto thee. 
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name, 

Because of thy loving-kindness and truth ; for thou hast magni- 
fied thy name and thy word above all things. 
When I called upon thee, thou heardest me, 

And enduedst my soul with much strength. 
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, 0 Lord ! 

When they shall have heard the words of thy mouth. 
Yea, they shall sing of thy ways, 

That great is the glory of the Lord. 
For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly ; 

As for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off. 



Day 28. 



THE PSALTER. 



201 



Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me ; 

Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the furiousness of 
mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 
The Lord shall make good his loving-kindness toward me ; 

Yea, thy mercy, 0 Lord ! endureth for ever : forsake not, then, 
the works of thine own hands. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 
Be honor and glory, &c. 

EVENING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXXXIX. 

f\ LORD ! thou hast searched me out, and known me ; thou knowest 
my downsitting and mine uprising ; 

Thou understandest my thoughts afar off. 
Thou art about my path, and about my bed, 

And beholdest all my ways. 
For, lo ! there is not a word in my tongue, 

But thou, 0 Lord ! knowest it altogether. 
Thou dost encompass me behind and before, 

And layest thine hand upon me. 
Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me : 

I cannot attain unto it. 
Whither shall I go, then, from thy spirit ? 

Or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? 
If I climb up into heaven, thou art there : 

If I go down to the grave, thou art there also. 
If I take the wings of the morning, 

And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 
Even there also shall thy hand lead me, 

And thy right hand shall hold me. 



202 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 29. 



If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me ; 

Even the night shall be light about me. 
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the 



The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 
I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made ; 

Marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. 
My bones were not hid from thee, 

When I was made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. 
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect ; 

And in thy book were all my members written ; 
Which day by day were fashioned, 

When as yet there was none of them. 
How dear are thy thoughts unto me, 0 God ! 

Oh how great is the sum of them ! 
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand; 

When 1 rise up, I am still meditating upon them. 
Try me, 0 God ! and seek the ground of my heart ; 

Prove me, and examine my thoughts. 
Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me, 

And lead me in the way everlasting. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



day : 



MORNING PRAYER. 



PSALM CXLI. 




ORD, I call upon thee : haste thee unto me, 

And consider my voice, when I cry unto thee. 



Day 29. 



THE PSALTER. 



203 



Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense ; 

And let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice. 
Set a watch, 0 Lord ! before my mouth, 

And keep the door of my lips. 
Oh let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing ! let me not be 
occupied in ungodly works with wicked men. 

Nor eat of such things as please them. 
Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness ; let him reprove me, 
it shall be an oil to my head which I will not refuse : 

For yet my prayer shall be for them in their calamities. 
Our bones lie scattered at the grave's mouth, 

Like as when one breaketh and heweth wood upon the earth. 
But mine eyes look unto thee, 0 Lord God ! 

In thee is my trust : oh cast not out my soul ! 

PSALM CXLII. 

T CRIED unto the Lord with my voice ; 

Yea, even unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 
I poured out my complaints before him, 

And showed him of my trouble. 
When my spirit was in heaviness, thou knewest my path : 

In the way wherein I walk have they hid a snare for me. 
I looked also upon my right hand, 

And saw there was no man who would know me. 
I had no place to flee unto ; 

And no man cared for my soul. 
I cried unto thee, 0 Lord ! and said, 

Thou art my hope, and my portion in the land of the living. 
Consider my complaint ; for I am brought very low. 

Deliver me from my persecutors ! for they are stronger than I. 
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy name : 

The righteous shall compass me about, when thou hast dealt so 
bountifully with me. 



204 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 29. 



PSALM CXLIIL 
TTEAR my prayer, 0 Lord ! and consider my desire ; 

Hearken unto me, for thy truth and righteousness' sake. 
And enter not into judgment with thy servant ; 

For in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 
I remember the days of old ; I muse upon all thy works ; 

Yea, I meditate on the works of thy hands. 
I stretch forth my hands unto thee ; 

My soul thirsteth for thee as a parched land. 
Hear me, 0 Lord ! and that soon, for my spirit waxeth faint ; 

Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like those who go down to 
the pit. 

Oh let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning, for in thee 
is my trust ; 

Show thou me the way that I should walk in, for I lift up my 
soul unto thee. 
Deliver me, 0 Lord ! from mine enemies ; 

For I flee unto thee to hide me. 
Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee ; for thou art my God : 

Let thy loving Spirit lead me in the path of righteousness. 
Quicken me, 0 Lord ! for thy name's sake ; 

And for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM CXLIV. 

"OLESSED be the Lord, my strength ; my hope and my fortress ; 
-"r My castle and deliverer; my defender, in whom I trust. 



Day 29. 



THE PSALTER. 



205 



Lord, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him ? 

Or the son of man, that thou so regardest him ? 
Man is like a thing of nought : 

His life passeth away like a shadow. 
Bow thy heavens, 0 Lord ! and come down ; 

Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 
Stretch forth thine hand from above ; 

Deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the hand 
of strange nations ; 
Whose mouth talketh of vanity, 

And their right hand is a right hand of wickedness. 
I will sing a new song unto thee, 0 God ! 

And sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed lute. 
Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange nations, 

Whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right 
hand of iniquity. 
That our sons may grow up as the young plants ; 

That our daughters may be as the polished columns of the temple ; 
That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store ; 

That our sheep may bring forth thousands, and ten thousands 
in our streets ; 
That our oxen may be strong to labor ; 

That there be no decay, no leading into captivity, and no com- 
plaining in our streets. 
Happy are the people that are in such a case ; 

Yea, blessed are the people whose God is the Lord. 

PSALM CXLYI. 

X) RAISE the Lord, 0 my soul ! while I live will I praise the Lord ; 

Yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises to my God. 
Oh put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man 1 

For there is no help in them. 



206 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 30 



Their breath goeth forth ; they return to the dust ; 

And then all their thoughts perish. 
Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, 

And whose hope is in the Lord his God ; 
Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is ; 

Who keepeth his promise for ever ; 
Who helpeth those to right who suffer wrong ; 

Who feedetli the hungry. 
The Lord looseth men out of prison ; 

The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind. 
The Lord helpeth those who are fallen ; 

The Lord careth for the righteous. 
The Lord careth for the strangers : he defendeth the fatherless and 
widow ; 

But the way of the ungodly he doth utterly overturn. 
The Lord shall reign for ever ; 

Even thy God, 0 Sion ! unto all generations. Praise ye the 
Lord. 

Now unto the King eternal, &c, 
Be honor and glory, &c. 



MORNING PRAYER. 
PSALM CXLVIL 

OH praise the Lord ! for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our 
God; 

Yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful. 
He healeth those who are broken in heart. 
And bindeth up their wounds. 



Day 30. 



THE PSALTER. 



207 



He telleth the number of the stars, 

And calleth them all by their names. 
Great is our Lord, and great is his power ; 

Yea, and his wisdom is infinite. 
The Lord lifteth up the meek, 

And bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. 
Oh sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving ! 

Sing praises upon the harp unto our God ; 
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth. 

And maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains ; 
Who giveth fodder unto the cattle, 

And feedeth the young ravens that cry. 
He hath no pleasure in the strength of the horse ; 

Neither delighteth he in the force of man : 
But the Lord's delight is in those who fear him, 

And put their trust in his mercy. 
Praise the Lord, 0 Jerusalem ! 

Praise thy God, 0 Sion ! 
For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, 

And hath blessed thy children within thee. 
He maketh peace in thy borders, 

And filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 
He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth ; 

And his word is instantly obeyed. 
He giveth snow like wool ; 

He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 
He casteth forth his ice like morsels : 

Who can stand before his cold ? 
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them ; 

He bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. 
He showeth his word unto Jacob, 

His statutes and ordinances unto Israel. 



208 



THE PSALTER. 



Day 30. 



He hath not dealt so with any nation ; neither have the heathen knowl- 
edge of his laws. 

Praise ye the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



EVENING PRAYER. 

PSALM CXLVIII. 

T) RAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens ; 

Praise him in the height. 
Praise him, all ye angels of his ; 

Praise him, all his hosts. 
Praise him, sun and moon ; 

Praise him, all ye stars and light. 
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, 

And ye waters of the skies. 
Let them praise the name of the Lord ; 

For he commanded, and they were created. 
He hath made them fast for ever and ever ; 

He hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 
Praise the Lord upon earth, 

Ye whales, and all deeps ; 
Fire and hail, snow and vapors, 

Wind and storm, fulfilling his word ; 
Mountains and all hills, 

Fruitful trees and all cedars ; 
Beasts and all cattle, 

Creeping things and feathered fowls ; 
Kings of the earth and all people, 

Princes and all judges of the world ; 



Day 30. 



THE PSALTER. 



209 



Young men and maidens, old men and children : praise the name of 
the Lord ; 

For his name alone is excellent, and his praise is above heaven 
and earth. 

He increaseth the glory of his people ; all his saints shall praise him, 

Even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

PSALM CXLIX. 

T) RAISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song ; 

Let the congregation of saints praise him. 
For the Lord hath pleasure in his people ; 

He will beautify the meek with salvation. 
Let the saints be joyful with glory ; 

Let them rejoice in their congregations. 

PSALM CL. 

"PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary. 

Praise him in the firmament of his power. 
Praise him for his noble acts ; 

Praise him according to his excellent greatness. 
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet ; 

Praise him upon the lute and harp. 
Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals ; 

Praise him upon the loud cymbals. 
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. 

Praise ye the Lord. 
Now unto the King eternal, &c, 

Be honor and glory, &c. 



To be read at Morning Prayet\ wlien Sunday is the thirty-first day of the Month, in the 
place of the Psalms ; also on Whitsunday. 

INTRODUCTORY SENTENCES. 




LESSED are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the 
Lord. 



Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with 
the whole heart. 

Teach me, 0 Lord ! the way of thy statutes ; and I shall keep it unto 
the end. 

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law : yea, I shall 
observe it with my whole heart. 
God is a Spirit ; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit 
and in truth. 

For to be carnally minded is death ; but to be spiritually minded 
is life and peace. 



THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 
The Responses may he said or sung. 
I. God spake these words, and said, I am the Lord thy God : thou 
shalt have no other gods but me. 
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts ; the whole earth is full 
of his glory. 



Day 31. 



THE DIVINE LAW. 



211 



II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any like- 
ness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in 
the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth ; 
thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, or serve them. 
To whom, then, will ye liken God ? or what likeness will ye 
compare unto him ? 

III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for 

the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name 
in vain. 

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul ! and all that is within me bless 
his holy name, 

IV. Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou 

labor, and do all thy work ; but the seventh day is the 
sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any 
work. 

Return unto thy rest, 0 my soul ! for the Lord hath dealt 

bountifully with thee. 
Y, Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long 

upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare 

thee shall rejoice. 

VI. Thou shalt not kill. 

Violence shall no more be heard in thy land ; wasting nor 
destruction within thy borders. 

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. 
VIII. Thou shalt not steal. 

The path of the just is as the shining light, which shineth 
more and more unto the perfect day. 
IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 

The lip of truth shall be established for ever ; but a lying 
tongue is but for a moment. 



212 



THE DIVINE LAW. 



Day 31. 



X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house ; thou shalt not covet 
thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid- 
servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy 
neighbor's. 

Order my steps in thy word ; and let not any iniquity have 
dominion over me. 
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of 
thy law. 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these laws in our 
hearts. 

THE COMMANDMENTS OF CHRIST. 

HP HE first of all the commandments is, Hear, 0 Israel ! the Lord our 
God is one Lord ; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with 
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, 
and with all thy strength. 
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true 
God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 
This is the first commandment ; and the second is like, namely, this : 
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other 
commandment greater than these. 
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every 
one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 
I am the light of the world : he that followeth me shall not walk in 
darkness, but shall have the light of life. 
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 
Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that 
hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and 
persecute you. 
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 



Day 31. 



THE DIVINE LAW. 



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THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT. 

TF ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, 
4r and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide 

with you for ever ; even the Spirit of truth, whom the world 
cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth 
him : but ye know him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall 
be in you. 

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, 

goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. 
If a man love me, he will keep my words ; and my Father will love him, 

and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 

He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings ; and the word 

which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's that sent me. 
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of 

God. 

Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of 
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit ; teaching 
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you ; 
and, lo ! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the 
communion of the Holy Spirit, be with us all. Amen. 



PSALM CXLV. 

To be read at Evening Prayer, when Sunday is the thirty-first day of the month, and at 
such other times as may seem desirable* 

T WILL extol thee, my God, my King ; 

I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 
Every day will I bless thee, 

And praise thy name for ever and ever. 
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; 

Yea, his greatness is unsearchable. 
One generation shall praise thy works to another, 

And shall declare thy mighty deeds. 
I will speak of the glorious splendor of thy majesty, 

And of thy wonderful works. 
Men shall speak of the might of thy terrible deeds, 

And I will declare thy greatness ; 
They shall proclaim the praise of thy great goodness, 

And shall sing of thy bounty. 
The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; 

Slow to anger, and of great mercy. 
The Lord is good to all, 

And his tender mercies are over all his works. 
All thy works praise thee, 0 Lord ! 

And thy servants bless thee. 
They speak of the glory of thy kingdom, 

And talk of thy power ; 









Day 81. 


THE DIVINE KINGDOM. 


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To make known to the sons of men thy mighty deeds, 

And the glorious majesty of thy kingdom. 
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 

And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. 
The Lord upholdeth all that fall, 

And raiseth up all that are bowed down. 
The eyes of all wait upon thee, 

And thou givest them their meat in due season ; 
Thou openest thy hand, 

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 
The Lord is righteous in all his ways, 

And merciful in all his works. 
The Lord is nigh to all that call upon him, 

To all that call upon him in truth. 
He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him ; 

He heareth their cry, and helpeth them. 
The Lord preserveth all that love him, 

But all the wicked he will destroy. 
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord : 

Let all men bless his holy name for ever and ever. 
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, 

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 



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